Re: '88 Grand Wagon brake job

The emergency brake cable could have been tightened previously in order to 
compensate for worn drums and shoes.  It will have an adjustment on the 
cable, external to the drum.  Part of the brake job is to loosen this 
adjustment so the new shoes fit properly.  I am not familiar with where
the 
cable adjuster is on the Wagoneer, but if you follow the cables towards
the 
front of the vehicle you should find it.

Earle

"Mark Corbelli" <m_corbelli@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> I never took the emergengy brake cable from the piece it fits to. I just

> unhooked it from the old shoe and let it hang. Before I started this I 
> took the old drum off and tried to slide the new drum on just to see if
it 
> fit and it was too tight. I took both old and new drums to NAPA and they

> said it's the drum the computer calls for and they all looked both over 
> and said it should fit.
>
> "Earle Horton" <earleh_nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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>> That's true about the self adjusters.  They only tighten in operation 
>> though.  If the new drums are too tight they won't do anything for
that. 
>> If you got the drums on at all I don't think that they are too small. 
I 
>> think that you have something not put together right, such as the star 
>> wheels not screwed in all the way or the emergency brake cable too
tight.
>>
>> Earle
>>
>> "Mark Corbelli" <m_corbelli@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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>>> OK so I did one side last night. Everything went OK. I used C-clamps
for 
>>> a second pair of hands. The brake tool kit helped with the springs.
Had 
>>> I known it would be this easy, I'd started doing my own brakes years 
>>> ago. I didn't change out the cylindars, so that made it easier I'm
sure. 
>>> I did hit a snag though. The new drums are too small. I adhusted the 
>>> shoes all the way in and the new drum will bareley slide on. I have
them 
>>> in the car plus one of the old ones and I'll head over to NAPA at
lunch. 
>>> I hope they can fix it for me. Also a friend told me that after I'm
done 
>>> I should travel 10' or so in reverse and hit the brakes several times.

>>> He said the brakes self adjust but only in reverse. Any truth to that?
>>>
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