I am so frustrated. Sorry for posting this here but i am out of ideas and I really need help! After two days of trying to figure out what is wrong with the brakes on my 46 stylemaster I have just about had it. Bought NOS Wagner wheel cylinders to replace the leaking ones. Well the fronts went in and adjusted just fine but the rears are fighting me.
Basically, The old brakes were adjusted fine. As soon as I took off the spring to slide away the shoes to get the wheel cylinder out my problems began. Put the new wheel cylinders in and I have a tremendous gap between the pads. I tried hammering the pads, squeezing them together and they just refuse. If you bang one side closer the other side just moves further away. The E-brake cable is loose... I tried extending the posts out on the wheel cylinders to accommodate the space between the shoes but the pads are out so far I can't get the drums on. WTF happened?
Here's some pics. Tried turn that essentric bolt... did nothing....
PLEASE HELP!
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