Installing new front brake drums on my 1949 2R5. The new drums won't go on. About 1/2 way is all I get before I can't turn them anymore. I've triple checked my eccentrics, even measured from the backing plate to both the top and bottom of both the front and reverse shoes to make sure the shoes are equal distances from the plate, and the eccentrics are backed off all the way. There is no self adjustment mechanism, just the eccentric. I have 1/8" of shoe all around. The drums measure right at 11". Measurements taken every 45 degrees.
Do new drums need to be machined before use? Should I open the bleeders to get that last little bit. The shoes are not up against the rubber of the wheel cylinders. If I did that I may get them on but I think they will drag even with the eccentrics backed off all the way.
Do new drums need to be machined before use? Should I open the bleeders to get that last little bit. The shoes are not up against the rubber of the wheel cylinders. If I did that I may get them on but I think they will drag even with the eccentrics backed off all the way.
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