The shoe pointing to the front of the vehicle is self energizing, that is once
it comes in contact with the drum it wants grab and more. The rear shoe does
not do this. The shorter shoe goes to the front so the braking action between
each shoe is balanced out.
Dave Clement
99 SLT+ CC 4x4
In article <60.5573b023.2fb42d89@aol.com>, Ncfisher@aol.com writes:
>
> Does anyone know why brake shoes always come with one big pad and the other
> about 65% the size of the big one? Ive bought several diff brands and they
are
> all the same way.
>
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