I installed new brake shoes (Wagner Z53) and wheel cyls. (Centric 13463005 & 006) on the rear axle (Dana 53) of a 55 Willys fire truck.
I removed the swage from the original drum/hub (using Bosch HB063 5/8 In. Bi-Metal Hole Saw that fit perfectly) and mounted the hubs on the new drums (Raybestos 2306R). When I tried installing the new 11 x 2 brake drum/hubs I couldn’t get them to slide over the brake shoes.
After many unsuccessful attempts I figured the parking brake strut wasn’t allowing the top of the shoes to retract far enough to allow the drum to fit.
I removed the shoes and noticed both parking brake levers weren’t flush with their brake shoe web. I ground excess metal from the parking brake levers and both drum easily slid on.
Last edited by pdudleystl; 11-06-2019 at 11:16 AM.