Re: rear drum brakes seizing... help!

["Ian J Haseltine" <jim_haseltine@email.msn.com>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Huw Powell <human@nh.ultranet.com>
>Having just redone the rear drums on my 82 Coupe, the left side which
>only needed new shoes is seizing - the self adjuster wedge ends up too
>far down and all but jams the brakes.  Anyone BTDT and figured out what
>was wrong?

How old/worn are the drums? The wear limit is only +1mm, if the drum is even
only slightly oval, it could be enough for the self adjuster to cause
binding.

Jim Haseltine
88 Ur quattro