Hey, Jay!
<snip> What is this "completely collapsing" the shoes to remove the drums
you speak
of ? How do you do this<snip>
If you look at the inner side of the backplate, down near the bottom, you'll
see an oblong rubber plug.
This plug is pressed into a slot. Inside that slot is a "star" type adjuster
which can be turned with a brake adjusting tool or by using a flat-head
screwdriver. One way will turn the mechanism to expand the shoes, the other
way will allow them to collapse. The easiest way to tell which way does what
is to jack up the rear end with the emergency brake off. Pick a rear wheel.
Remove the plug. Spin wheel by hand (if you can)...Insert a screwdriver into
the slot at an angle - UP or DOWN &
either lift up or pull down - using the edge of the slot in the backplate as
a pivot point. You should be able to tell - by feel - if you're hitting the
"star". If the wheel gets harder to turn, you're adjusting the shoes out. If
the wheel spins more freely, you're adjusting in. IIRC, what works on one
side, will have the opposite effect on the other...If you have the FSM,
there should be a pic in there...
You can probably google for "adjusting drum brake shoes" & get an idea of
what I'm atempting to explain...(never tried myself)
Brake shoe replacement/adjustment is the VERY FIRST mechanical repair that I
ever did on a vehicle that I owned...
Back in 1968 on a 61 Corvair - paid $80 for it!
HTH,
Bob Smith (DAKSY2K on AIM)
2K DAK SY Sport + V6 4X4 5Speed
2K05 HD 883C YP
WebPage URL: http://home.nycap.rr.com/daksy/
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