Menzenski
Formerly Mambeu
I'm almost done swapping an XJ D44 into my 90 XJ. The brakes are all put together, but the drums won't fit over them. It seems like the leading shoe on both sides is too far out from the center of the backing plate. I can't get both shoes aligned on the six shoe contact areas. If I move the top of the shoe in, the bottom pivots out and the adjuster wheel falls out. If I move the bottom of the shoe in, the top pivots out and comes away from the pin it's supposed to rest on. Any ideas? It almost seems like there's tension on the e-brake cable that's pushing the leading shoe out.
EDIT: This is my first time working on drum brakes, so I'm sort of flying blind (though I do have an FSM, and photos of properly assembled D44 brakes).
EDIT: This is my first time working on drum brakes, so I'm sort of flying blind (though I do have an FSM, and photos of properly assembled D44 brakes).
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