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Subject:Re: bleeding bloody brakes
From:neil
Date:Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:42:39 -0800

On 1/11/07, Matthias Kuster <matthiaskuster@verizon.net> wrote:
> Could also be that my rear shoes are bad. They are old, seemed to be
> almost as thick as the new ones. Should have put the new ones on? My
> handbrake on the other hand will only go one click, then rear wheel
> are almost locked.

As long as the shoes have lining on them that is in good shape and are
adjusted properly, then they shouldn't be the cause of the problem. It
sounds like that at the very least, you shoes are pretty close to
drums.

BTW, make sure you slacken off handbrake before you adjust shoes.
Adjust handbrake after that.