[nkaminar]

John, The roller tracks were very accurately located at the Ford plant and all the other parts were held to close tolerances. The brakes worked very well as the cars rolled off the factory floor.

Over time the roller tracks get worn. Instead of being straight across they have valleys worn into them. The roller pins get worn too. Even new roller tracks that are riveted into place can be too high or too low, or in the rear too forward or too aft. (Ford used a gauge to set the roller tracks.) My solution is to weld up the worn tracks and file or grind them flat. Then test the concentricity of the shoes and file or grind more to get the height correct.

The red book has some drawings that illustrate this, page 1-37.

I thought that you said that you have installed the Flat Head Ted kit. That kit will allow the shoes in the front to be centered when the kit is installed. In the back you still need to get the roller tracks correct or buy the more expensive kit with the pins that are adjustable by turning them to different surfaces.

If you do not have the FHT kit then you will have to have the adjustment shafts the same length on each wheel. Use a caliper to measure the lengths. The red book shows a gauge that can be used to get the lengths the same, page 1-37.

You shoes will wear in withing the first 200 or 300 miles. After that the will work much better and you will be able to adjust them to your liking. Just make sure they do not get too hot while wearing in, less than 250F.