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Thread: Brake Booster riddle - can you solve it?
          
   
   

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  1. 11-07-2006 11:22 AM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
    Faith: I scoured all of your pictures to see if I could get a good look at your backing plates, and found none that were clear.
    Seriously, the brakes you have are fine for this weight of a rod. You
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    Quote Originally Posted by HiboyGal
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    Is this photo what you needed?

    The long shoe needs to be in front on early Ford non-engizing brakes -this looks to be backwards to me - also looks like only the top is hitting the drum.
    Turn 'em around and center properly by means of the bottom pivot eccentrics/adjusters and you should have acceptable brakes. Not a fun project....
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    I seem to remember they used to re-arc the shoes but doubt anyone does that anymore.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cffisher
    I seem to remember they used to re-arc the shoes but doubt anyone does that anymore.
    Faith, find a shop that will grind the shoes to the radius of the drums. This is critical in your case.
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