Hey 'bolters... I was asked to followup on what I found... Well, Shoes were mounted correctly, in proper orientation... All springs and keepers were good.... So I took some measurements...
The completely compressed, installed diameter of the shoes was nearly .015" or 1/64", larger than the inside diameter of the drum... Plus the drum, while in appearance, seemed to NOT need to be turned, it tapered from outside to inside almost .005".
Tomorrow I'm off the my friendly NAPA to have the drums turned....
BUT, GET THIS!!! When I tried to remove the right side drum, it wouldn't budge... Out came the home-made puller... When it finally came loose so did the outer rollerbearing.... IN PIECES!!!
So now I'm back to square one... Turned drums, Raybestos shoes, (the ones I have were e-Bay winners :mad: ) and all new roller bearings on both sides....
To think all this started simply bacause I found cracks in the flex lines!!!
It's a good thing this is a hobby....
