Wobbly Damper and Noisy Brake Drum

[Philippe COURANT <accf_clb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

john brauninger a �crit :

>  I'm curious if anyone else has had the
> same problem and what was found once the drum was pulled.

One of my friend who has a '59 Coronet had a similar problem some years ago:
he removed the drum and found that  the springs (the " brake support grease
shield spring" and the return spring) were broken and had made some dammages
in the drum.
It seems that when my friend overhauled the hand brake he didn't install
properly this grease shield spring: it must be pressed in the grooves of the
grease shield / trans. extension. If the grease shield is not  slided all the
way on the rear trans. extension, the grooves of the grease shield are not in
line with the grooves of the extension so the spring couldn't be all the way
seated ; he  jumps, then with vibrations, the return spring jumps also... and
does some dammage to shoes.
My friend need to replace shoes because broken parts of the spring were
wedged under shoes..


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