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Originally Posted by Martineau Gauda
Is the bottom cable adjuster frozen, or is the cable adjustment the problem? Make sure the bottom of the shoes are seated correctly in the cable adjuster slots.
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Yes they are, I made sure of that, and it really was a big PITA to get them to fit.
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Originally Posted by Martineau Gauda
Just did my parking brakes on C280 and everything has to be centered correctly before the rotor can be put on.
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There is no way I could make the drum fit, if I pushed the shoes inwards so they would not hit the side of the drum, then the same thing started happening on the opposite side.
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Originally Posted by Martineau Gauda
Looks from the picture that the bottom parking brake adjuster attached to the cable is not fully retracted. Also make sure the top of the shoes ears are fully seated in the adjuster.
Had problems with the bottom adjuster attached to the cable being completely frozen with rust. Lots of work cleaning and freeing the mechanism.
Hope the helps
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I checked the bottom adjuster and it moves freely, very little rust. Also, if you see the distance between that metal post in the area of the lower spreader, and the shoes, you can see there isn't much space left for the shoes to go further inwards, and not even close to get rid of the extra bulging that prevents the drum from getting over the shoes anyway.
In any case did you see my post about the new shoes being somewhat longer then the old ones? The side with the tap/ear that goes into the star adjuster that is. I've already cut down the tabs on both new shoes, and now they match up EXACTLY the length and shape of the old ones. They where somewhat too long and that is why the drum would not fit over them, even with the star adjuster set for minimum spread.
Not really sure whats going on here, both my old shoes and disc/drums are original MB with the star logo on them. The drum has the correct part number too. Maybe its the star adjuster spreader that is a bit longer in this case, who knows. But then, why are the ears on the new out of the box Meyle shoes somewhat longer then my old ones??? That is the obvious question.
Will try to install them tomorrow, and then I'll see if they finally fit.