I'm having the exact same problem! I have new shoes, wheel cylinders, and new finned brake drums for the 10" rears on my all drum brakes. The tops of the brake shoes are against the wedge, and the adjuster is all the way in. The parking brake cable is slack. I also insured that the shoes were centered. I compared the old shoes with the new ones and out of the four shoes they all looked to be about the same thickness as the new shoes, except for one that had about 50% of the lining worn down. The drums just won't go over the shoes! The drums and brake shoes are from S.I. I noticed that the drums were made in China, and we all know how the Q.C. from there can be somewhat lacking. I'm taking the drums down to the machine shop tomorrow and have them measured. If it turns out the drums are ok, I guess I'll take the belt sander to the shoes and "calibrate" them! I'll post more after I find out tomorrow about the brake drums.
Brian
Brian
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