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Subject:Re: Solved?? Re: further measuring of new GW brake shoes vs old generic brand shoes
From:Neil N
Date:Fri, 27 May 2016 11:06:13 -0700

No doubt. Even moving a shoe or shoes up/down a couple mm's makes a
fair difference
to measurement at outside of shoe.
What I meant was, looking from a birds eye POV (down at shoes), the
outer dimension at edge closest to the backing plate is greater than
edge nearest drum.
If that makes sense.

On 5/27/16, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
>               Neil
>
>       I think that may just be The Nature of the Beast ~ Since the Pivot & Drive
> Points are
>
> on a Blade on the Shoes CenterLine & the Shoes are More or Less Just
> Floating in there they
>
> have Nothing to align them until they Go Up Against the Drum ~ That works in
> there favor
>
> as it allows them to SelfAdjust(Wobble) to any Uneven Wear that might occur
> ~
>
>                                                       ORR ~ DeanB

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