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arkantor

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So the brakes in my back are being weird. I just put all new shoes and springs on the rear drums, but the still feel like they are not kicking it. I know you have to back up to adjust them , but after like a week the seem to loosen up again. Do I just have to adjust them every week? Not like going in reverse once a week is a big deal just wondering if I should be worried about something?

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Did you make sure everything was connected to the correct spots? You have the Self Adjusting Cable attatched correctly? Does it look like this?

 

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And common mistake #1:

Did you do one side at a time?

If not, you have a 50/50 chance of getting the adjusters interchanged. They are NOT the same. Switch them and your brakes will auto-loosen.
 
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Yeah I did one side at a time. I took the drum off to look at it while I did the other side. I made sure that all the parts were exactly the same as the ones I took off. I think I took like 3 hours to do it, just to make sure it was all done correctly, because the day before I was half way up a hill wheelin' and my brakes went out. It was not a fun experience.
 

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Which side is this from? I need to know which side the adjuster and everything face. Also which side ahs the larger pad, front or back?
 
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