Hey Neil,
  Have you soaked them well with Liquid Wrench, etc. and given them the
"200 taps" ?
Do you have a MAPP gas torch?

Larry A.

On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 3:57 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> I'm re-reading posts on shimming the brake shoe lower mount.
> I bet I'm not the only DIY type to find the pins
> rusted in place without the proper means (torch) to remove them.
> If one made thin steel shims to fit over the mount pins,
> would this reduce purchase of shoe into pin
> too much and-or introduce other unwanted variables?
> i.e. make brakes unsafe?
> I know some vendors sell new backplates and pins.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Neil.
>
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