hi ya'll. i'm working on my 37 ford panel and the previous owner has upgraded the brakes to the 39-42 eccentric style. i had replaced the rear wheel cylinders which was the start of this issue. the leaking brake fluid caused the paint to peel off everything and as a result, it was a gummed up mess and made the adjusters difficult to turn. i took everything apart, cleaned it all up and replaced the anchor pins and the springs. it all works fine but now i can't get the drum on. i know that all 4 points of adjustment are in the down or smallest/lowest setting because i can see everything move but the drum wont go on. prior to this, the drum came off without an issue so i'm a bit confused. i should also say that the p***enger is the only side affected. any suggestions would be great! thanks
Put the dots on the lower cams facing each during initial ***embly. Turn the upper cams with the narrow side facing the shoes. If the drum still doesn't fit; measure the OD of the shoes as ***embled and mic the ID of the drum. You may need to have the shoes arced to fit the drums. Sometimes happens with a really good drum matched to oversized replacement linings.
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