Tight spot on rear drums during adjustment

[bretski]

This afternoon, I had intended to put on my rebuilt front calipers...didn't quite get that far, as the rears are giving me fits.

I've been trying to get the rears adjusted properly, but seem to either have a drum out of round, or shoe problem. I adjust the stars so the wheels lock, pump the brakes a few times to make sure they don't loosen, then back off the adjusters a couple of clicks. Just like I normally do. The slight shoe drag that I normally look for is there, but only in one spot in the rotation.

Are my drums just getting a little too far out of round? Uneven shoe wear? I pulled the drums off, and the wear pattern looks pretty normal (slightly more wear on the top of the shoes). There's still plenty of material left.

Opinions welcome. Thanks!

[vwlover77]

Your issue sounds familiar... Check this out.

viewtopic.php?t=4709

[bretski]

Hmmmm...thanks Don, I hadn't seen Russ' post. Seems like his problem is nearly identical to mine. I'll try sanding the drums and see if that makes a difference.

Russ, if you read this, did it help?

[vdubyah73]

Don't set parking brake when parking with hot brakes. As a yute I lived with some pretty bad out of round drums and excessive run out on disc rotors. Poor mans ABS! If you need them turned don't go to a chain of muffler/brake shops. They don't know how to take a light cut, they'll cut 'em right too (to?) the limit, and try to sell you new ones when you come back with the same problem in a couple weeks.