Rear wheel cylinder mod for thick brake shoes

[RiverPatrol]

Sometimes, when you replace the rear wheel cylinders the brake drum doesn't want to go back on. This is usually caused by new shoes or shoes with a lot of lining left on them. This documented mod is a fix for those situations.

This mod was detailed by user CBlake on another site. Thanks CBlake!

Ok, I did some work on the cylinders last night. Here's what I came up with.

First, I cut the edge down to get the steel insert out.



Then I used my Dremel with a high speed cutter to start shaving down the seat.





Then I dropped the steel insert into the milled out area.



Compared to stock, it's much better.









Finally, I cut the edges down so the pad would be able to seat completely against the steel insert.



IT WORKS!!