replaced brakes, but now not stopping aggresively

[yurtle]

Originally Posted by mookiemoo

Ok, Scotty, good to see you weigh in here. Tell me, how do I manually adjust them. What I have done so far is: replaced the pads, cleaned everything with brake cleaner and Ihad to screw the self adjusting screw in to make room to allow the hub back over the whole brake assy. I did not adjust a brake cable. Should I? Could I have the self adjusting spring attached incorrectly to the adjusting mechanism??

Just so folks know what you're talking about, you have drums and shoes, not hubs and pads.

[JohnnieB]

Originally Posted by fishb8

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[yurtle]

Originally Posted by yurtle

I ground the ridge from my drum, which allowed me to manually adjust the shoes, and still be able to install the drums.

Originally Posted by mookiemoo

Ihad to screw the self adjusting screw in to make room to allow the hub back over the whole brake assy.

If you remove the ridge, it will make it easier to adjust the brakes and still install the drum. I used a Dremel, but sandpaper would probably also work.

[fishb8]

Originally Posted by JohnnieB

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Thanks Johnnie. Learn something new, guess I'm done for the day