Rear Brake Dilemma….

After installing new brake lines/master cylinder, it was time to bleed the brakes.  We pulled the rear wheels and were a little surprised by what we saw.  The rear drums are 11 inch drums, not the expected 9-10 inch drums.  It was strange to see…take a look at the pics.  The drum is not tight around the axle, heck, it’s not even close.  But the super strange part is that there are washers on the studs placed behind the drum to give it a little breathing room from the backing plate…that cannot be good.  I’ll need to figure this out.  Most likely get it back to what it was originally… 9 or 10 inch drums with correct shoes, springs and wheel cylinder.

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