Rear brake adjustment

[Mad Mac]

Thanks Jim, - some good suggestions there. If one or more of the other 3 brakes are too tight, would they not heat the drum even when disengaged?

[Jim/GA]

Originally Posted by Mad Mac

Thanks Jim, - some good suggestions there. If one or more of the other 3 brakes are too tight, would they not heat the drum even when disengaged?

No, not unless they were adjusted out to rub against the drum when disengaged.

When I say "too tight", I really mean "adjusted too close". So the shoes get firmly against the drum right away, but are not touching at rest.

I would also recommend you pull the drum off of the "bad wheel" and inspect how the parts were all put together. It is possible that something has been accidentally assembled incorrectly. I can't predict what off the top of my head. A photo of everything with the drum off might help us spot it. (My apologies if you have already done that, posted a picture; I don't remember seeing it.)