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Old 05-04-2017, 01:17 PM   #9
BRENT in 10-uh-C
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Default Re: Brake shoe centering instructions

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Originally Posted by Y-Blockhead View Post
As does Les Andrews "Red Book". I don't think that is a good idea.

Yeah, I also agree. When you try doing it, it is much more difficult than it sounds, and then it opens a whole new set of issues. I subscribe to fixing the parent issue and don't Band-Aid something with a McGuyver-type repair.

Actually, when you align new tracks to the Ford Print dimension, and then arc the shoes to the drums, you will find they are already centered. We made a fixture that helps us align them, but if you make the roller track surface 4.620" from the center of the housing plate. you are good to go.

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