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May 28, 2019 | 12:15 PM

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rear drum brake question

So I attempted to attack refurbishing my rear drum brakes this weekend and think I ran into a problem.

Should the front shoe have a smaller contact surface than the rear? The set the auto parts store sold me are all the exact same length, but seems incorrect.

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May 28, 2019 | 12:29 PM

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Should be short shoe front, long shoe rear.

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May 28, 2019 | 12:35 PM

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crap..I figured as much

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May 28, 2019 | 09:51 PM

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Normally the rear shoe is a little longer but I've seen new sets that are the same length. and they work fine.

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