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Originally Posted by john70t
If they will remain within spec, can the drums be turned?
(edit: nevermind.)
The wear pattern on the outside is strange.
That hardware mounting setup should allow the shoes to 'float' and pivot slightly to make full contact.
It looks like they don't pivot.
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I found a place within reasonable driving distance that can get to them in two weeks.
I may talk the guy into turning the drums even if they are over spec by a millimeter or two. I'm not going to be driving this thing like it was 1975 anymore. With thick new shoes that are never going to be used enough to wear down I don't have to worry about the brake cylinder piston extending too far, and the hoop strength of the drum isn't going to be compromised that much.
Your thoughts on the shoes not pivoting is interesting. They fit very snugly in both the piston and the adjuster. If they aren't in perfect alignment they are jamming the piston against the cylinder bore. I might grind a millimeter off of them to let them float sideways a little bit.