Re: IML: Enlarging "Adjustment Slot"

[PAUL WENTINK <randalpark@xxxxxxx>]

That might work on traditional brakes with the star wheel type 
adjustment on the bottom. On 1956 through 1962 Imperial Center Plane 
Brakes, and Chryslers before them (1955 and previous) this will not 
work as no "adjustment slot" exisits. Making any changes to the actual 
shoes outside of factory specifications will damage their effectiveness.

Grinding away areas of any brake shoes (excluding the lining, of 
course) will render them useless as cores with most shops. It would 
seem that removing excess lining material correctly and having the 
shoes arced to fit the drums would be the best approach.

Paul W.


-----Original Message-----
From: Frederick Joslin <fljoslin@xxxxxxxx>
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 8:21 pm
Subject: IML: drum brakes




There seems to have been several recent problems with adjusting drum 
brakes.

I just received the latest copy of Auto Restorer and in it there is a 
short letter addressing the issue of drum brakes being too tight.

The author has used the method of grinding down the slot in the brake 
shoe where the adjusters insert to bring the shoes in enough to get 
things to fit. 

Each application would be different, but this seems to be a reasonable 
and safe method instead of removing some of the friction 
material.  Comments?



Fred Joslin




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