Larry, Dennis, thanks much.
I get to buy more tools!

I've emailed Bus Depot regarding their higher end brake shoes:
http://www.busdepot.com/251609537l
I'll be curious what the lining thickness is. (thought that's not the
only factor I know)

The Raybestos Deluxe shoes I have in there have held up well but
while recently burnishing in new front pads, (after re-adjusting shoes)
the RR shoes and drum got singed; I knew they were tight but
even after backing off the adjuster, they still heated up the drum
while driving, no brakes applied.

Neil.

On 6/7/15, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Get a right sized set of vice grips and try twisting them loose. Sometimes
> they come out without much fuss. An air-acetylene (plumber's torch) or MAPP
> may do the trick.
> Consider getting a set of shoes from GoWesty. I do not know where they get
> them from but so far they are almost a factory fit. With new drums the most
> you will get in place of a shim is 1mm on the front shoe. Most of the other
> shoes I have tried will take 3 to 5mm sometimes for both shoes. The next
> best set I have found come from AutoZone. Go figure.

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