In a message dated 4/15/01 4:59:02 PM, CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET writes:

<< And I did, prior to installing the rotors and drums have the turned to
make sure they were round. >>

Terry,

Did you have the shoes radiused to match the cut drums?  Last time I had a
drum cut, the brake shop would not radius the shoes, something to do with
asbestos dust containment.  The brake guy said that they would bed in.  Sure.
 When I had to replace those shoes about 40 Kmi later, only about 1/3 of the
shoe had worn out and the other end was not even scuffed.  So, the second
time, I put together a crude-but-effective radius fixture, dragged a 12" disc
sander outside, made sure the wind was blowing in the right direction and
radiused the shoes myself.  They weren't perfect but damn good and a whole
hell of a lot better than just throwing standard sized shoes into oversized
drums.  After all that, I came to the same conclusion as my local VW
specialty vendor: rear drums are so cheap anymore, if you have to cut old
drums, it is better to just get new ones.
Rich