In a message dated 4/9/2004 8:05:11 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
pooncerelli@HOTMAIL.COM writes:

<< i just got my syncro back from my mechanic.  one thing i had him do was to
adjust my brakes because i just put in new drums and front disks.  i could
not get them adjusted right so i had him do it.  i drove home no problem,
but today i smelled this kind of burning.  it turns out the the drivers side
rear brake was so hot that i could not even touch it and it smelled of
burning.  does this sound like he over adjusted them?  can i just back off
on that brake?  is it possible any damage could have been done?  i only
drove maybe 5 miles on some back roads and a little off roading.  the other
brakes were cool to the touch but not that one.  also, i can barely pull up
on the e-brake, maybe on click and that is it.  he may have adjusted that
too much or could that be the prob?>>

Once upon a time you could get any shop to arch your brake shoes to conform
with the shape of your drums. In Cali, they won't do it anymore because the
powers that be say there is a health hazard to workers who have to work with that
friction material.

Anyway there is a high likelihood that your shoes do not match your new
drums. They will eventually "bed-in" unless you have them arched to match. Some guy
was selling one of these presses on Craigslist recently for $75. Maybe it's
still there. Ask you mechanic to check drum roundness vs. shape of your brake
shoes.

BenT