Woven vs molded linings for cast iron drums

[mhsprecher]

I appreciate all the comments. I replaced the rear brake shows with woven linings I got from a fellow club member. We shall see. I took it on a test drive and everything seemed fine except that my left rear shoes are too tight in the drum. Quite the learning experience for me. As much as I love the Les Andrew red book, his section on replacing rear brakes shoes is not very complete.

One related question: The red book says that when you use the brake centering tool to bend the tabs on the shoes if they are not centered. What tabs is he talking about? I didn't see them.