front drum brakes help
09-24-2010, 08:24 PM
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front drum brakes help
Hi All,
I own a 1972 Plymouth Scamp and I had someone redo the front brakes for me and Im thinking he didnt do it riht,does the long shoe goe toward the front or rear of the car.Does anybody have a good pic so I can compare? The problem Im having is its sticking after I drive just a mile or two...any suggestions?
Thanks for any input
I own a 1972 Plymouth Scamp and I had someone redo the front brakes for me and Im thinking he didnt do it riht,does the long shoe goe toward the front or rear of the car.Does anybody have a good pic so I can compare? The problem Im having is its sticking after I drive just a mile or two...any suggestions?
Thanks for any input
09-25-2010, 07:40 PM
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I don't think I have ever repaired brakes on a '72 scamp but, I always put the short shoe towards the front on other vehicles. Most drum brakes are servo style systems. When the front lining contacts the rotating drum it will tend to rotate slightly with the drum and force the the longer rear lining to bind tight to the drum. Check a service manual to be sure though.
12-22-2010, 09:23 AM
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I don't think I have ever repaired brakes on a '72 scamp but, I always put the short shoe towards the front on other vehicles. Most drum brakes are servo style systems. When the front lining contacts the rotating drum it will tend to rotate slightly with the drum and force the the longer rear lining to bind tight to the drum. Check a service manual to be sure though.
Thats the way I've always done them also.. Long shoe on the rear, but I am not a cert. mech... just a guy with a shade tree....
12-23-2010, 10:04 PM
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Short shoe is primary and goes to the front. Interestingly, my '70 shop manual clearly shoes this pictorially, and never mentions how to ID the primary and secondary. Here's a picture of the right front, clearly showing the primary (front) shoe to be shorter One of my old Motor's manuals also confirms this pictorially. Interesting that no one seems to mention this in the text
12-23-2010, 10:13 PM
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i did the drums/shoes on my coronet and it was doing sticking too, the main problem should be the lever return spring or the cable itself, could also be the adjusting star wheel. do you also hear/feel it grinding as you drive or is it silent?
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Hi All,
I own a 1972 Plymouth Scamp and I had someone redo the front brakes for me and Im thinking he didnt do it riht,does the long shoe goe toward the front or rear of the car.Does anybody have a good pic so I can compare? The problem Im having is its sticking after I drive just a mile or two...any suggestions?
Thanks for any input
I own a 1972 Plymouth Scamp and I had someone redo the front brakes for me and Im thinking he didnt do it riht,does the long shoe goe toward the front or rear of the car.Does anybody have a good pic so I can compare? The problem Im having is its sticking after I drive just a mile or two...any suggestions?
Thanks for any input
Brake shoes are like mullets, long in the back and short in the front.
01-03-2011, 10:41 PM
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