Carrier Rear Brake Drums

[Bob Carriere]

When I had my shoes relined in Ottawa the shop insisted on having rivets on the leading edge and trailing edge of the bonded linings. Once they knew that it was for a restoration with only limited expected annual driving they explained that it was a safer and much recommended practice. They also recommended arcing the drums to match the lining's arc and vice versa.... in fact the new linings showed how the lining surface had been adjusted/surfaced ground to match perfectly on the center of the lining. Makes it a lot easier to adjust with the cams and gives very good braking/stopping action.

One must remember to regularly adjust them as per service manual... remember this is old technology..... no self ajusting system.

Bob