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Hi, here for help if possible. I've looked thru the posts but can't seem to see exactly what I think is my problem. New shoes purchased, I have the correct ones, all dis-assembled and cleaned and put back. The adjuster mechanism has been cleaned and wound down as tight as it will go. The shoes will not close down enough to allow the drum on. The reason for this I believe is that at the hand brake side of the shoes the grooved and stepped (but symmetrical) end of the adjustment mechanism is too narrow to allow the shoe to sit tightly into the step/groove. There is plenty of room for the brake pistons to depress further but it is the length of the adjuster that prevents this. Should I be filing out the step/groove at the end of the adjuster so it sits tighter onto the shoe? Am I missing something blindingly obvious? Help please. Any thoughts welcomed.
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