lightweight braking problem

Ben,

Good analysis - I think that the NEW LININGS are catching on the edges of the wear area of the drum.

Take off the brake shoes, and VERY CAREFULLY file down the outer edges of the linings to take off the corners all the way round the linings.

I bet that sorts it!

CharlesY

i had a go at that, it seems to get a bit better, but i can get em done for nowt so i may aswell!
cheers

ypcmarshal said:

i had a go at that, it seems to get a bit better, but i can get em done for nowt so i may aswell!
cheers

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Perhaps the drums are fairly WORN .... and that leaves a ridge of rust and cast-iron around the drum INSIDE of the linings. The OLD linings will have been adjusted OUT to meet the rubbing surface, and will "fit" inside of the wear ridge. So, that can make taking the drums OFF very difficult unless (and sometimes even if) you back off the adjusters all the way, assuming the damned adjusters or wheel cylinders aren't stuck!

The real trouble starts when you fit new linings whether on new shoes or rivetted to the old ones. Basically, they WILL be a tad wider than the old worn linings, and may bind all round their edges long before they adjust up properly. This could be what you have experienced

One way round this is to take it for a short run and gently use the brakes as you drive along. This would be expected to bed the new linings in, but gently does it! You don't want to fry your new brakes first time out.

Then adjust again.

CharlesY