I also had similar symptoms on my 88 when the lower pins that the shoes
pivot on got loose from the backing plate and would move around. I
pumped up the brakes and held them with a 2x4 and welded all the pins in
place. I have had great brakes since.
John Cranfield wrote:
>
> It may well be that you have three other problems which give the same
> symptoms.
> 1:if an 88, the brake springs are connected between the shoes
> at the top. This is incorrect. the spring connects the front shoe to a
> peg on the backing plate located behind the opposite shoe.
>
> 2: if a 109 the rear brake shoes are incorrectly poistioned.
> These 4 shoes have their exact placement or one of them will have the
> peg placed so that the adjuster cam misses it entirely.
>
> 3: all the brakes need adjustment.
> John and Muddy
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