Re: Drum brake problem

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

Hey Aaron! Have you tried loosening the e-brake cables? sometimes that will 
make the drums drag. GL!


>From: "Aaron Ness" <aaron@makuta.com>
>Reply-To: <aaron@makuta.com>
>To: "'scirocco'" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Drum brake problem
>Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 11:51:40 -0500
>
>I replaced my brake shoes recently, and I noticed that the right drum was
>fairly tight to get back on.  I am able to rotate the drum by hand, but it
>doesn't spin freely like the left side.  The adjuster is backed all the way
>off, so that shouldn't be the problem.  Is it fairly common for new brake
>shoes to be tight like this?  Should I just drive it this way and let the
>drum wear the friction material down to the right size, or am I likely to
>warp my drum?
>
>TIA!
>Aaron
>'84 Scirocco - Woo-hoo!
>'70 Bug - hibernating
>'87 Nissan truck - Soon to be for sale
>
>
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Chris DeLong
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