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Old Jun 11, 2017 | 07:11 PM
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I am rebuilding the trailing arms on my 69 - going through them completely. I noticed when I reassembled the parking brake on the driver side (used all new parts) the front shoe at rest is not up against the center bolt and will not under any circumstances move any closer. The rear shoe is in good order. The bottom adjuster is all the way in. So of course when I mount the rotor it drags horribly. Does it sound like the brake lever is too long and I need to grind it (or the shoe contact point) down a bit. Never seen this before
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Old Jun 12, 2017 | 08:34 AM
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Been researching this - some have complained that the stainless park brake kits don't fit exactly right. Maybe I should try the old GM lever and see it that is the problem?
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yes try that, post pics do we can see what you see. Compare parts side by side too
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