<VV> rear brakes...need some help.

[Frank DuVal]

Sometimes it seems the hold down will never go back on, even with the 
original pin! Use the tool and keep cussing. I have pushed the brake 
shoe out of position and into the backing plate outer groove to gain a 
little more pin length on the worst offenders.

Frank DuVal

Ryan Verthein wrote:

>So, my buddy Joe and I were outside attempting to put
>the rear brakes in my car...and for someone who has
>never done this particular setup, and the last thing I
>did with drums was a really easy 49 Chevy...this is
>like a labyrinth.
>
>After getting much of one side put together, I went to
>put the hold down spring on the side that has the
>adjuster on it, and the spring is compressing all the
>way, but it's coming up just a hair short, and it
>seems nothing I do is helping as far as a little to
>the left, little to the top...etc...
>
>I have the longer hold-down pin in there, as I should,
>but still nothing.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Thanks,
>Ryan V. 
>
>1965 Corsa/110/4
>http://www.edselmotors.com/corsa.html
>and http://free4allband.tripod.com/corsacorvair.html
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