I am finally getting around to doing my brakes on this rig. I fininshed new pads, rotors, seals, etc up front and did all rear work, including, pads, rotors, etc yesterday. All parts are OEM (thanks Crusier Dan).
My passenger side rear bell crank was frozen and when I disassembled, I found that both shoes were fried (as suspected). I went through the steps in FSM to start from beginning and adjust parking brake, freeing and lubing bell cranks, etc. Of course, I ended up snapping both small 10 mm stops, as they were rusted beyond salvage.
I now have everything adjusted (completely loose, including setting on interior of vehicle on actual hand lever) and I had real trouble getting the new rr rotor on. I trimmed the new shoe carefully and evenly, but it was still a REALLY snug fit. When the wheel is back on, I can BARELY turn the wheel by hand, because the shoes are dragging.
My question is this.... should the fitment be this tight (of course, I am thinking no..... reason for my post)? If not, what else can I do?
At 10:30 last night, I was leaning toward just taking the truck out for a drive and letting the excess just "bed off". I am glad that I slept on it b/c that does not seem like the best option today.
Any thoughts or ideas would be apprciated... I do not post much because I am limited on the banana scale but I always appreciate to knowledge I pick up on this board
Thanks in advance
My passenger side rear bell crank was frozen and when I disassembled, I found that both shoes were fried (as suspected). I went through the steps in FSM to start from beginning and adjust parking brake, freeing and lubing bell cranks, etc. Of course, I ended up snapping both small 10 mm stops, as they were rusted beyond salvage.
I now have everything adjusted (completely loose, including setting on interior of vehicle on actual hand lever) and I had real trouble getting the new rr rotor on. I trimmed the new shoe carefully and evenly, but it was still a REALLY snug fit. When the wheel is back on, I can BARELY turn the wheel by hand, because the shoes are dragging.
My question is this.... should the fitment be this tight (of course, I am thinking no..... reason for my post)? If not, what else can I do?
At 10:30 last night, I was leaning toward just taking the truck out for a drive and letting the excess just "bed off". I am glad that I slept on it b/c that does not seem like the best option today.
Any thoughts or ideas would be apprciated... I do not post much because I am limited on the banana scale but I always appreciate to knowledge I pick up on this board
Thanks in advance