Re: Help! Brakes!
The adjusting wedge is on one end of the brake shoes, and the operating wedge on the other.
There is no telling how the brakes may have been adjusted in the past to compensate for brake pad wear, and it is possible that the brake rods were adjusted (shortened) to adjust for brake wear.
Remove the clevis pin on the brake operating lever and be certain that the operating wedge is not holding the brake shoes apart.
Make certain that the brake shoes are "centered", and the drum should fit.
There is more to rebuilding the model A brake system than new linings.
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