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Originally Posted by Martineau Gauda
I did read about the difference in size. Maybe there is a mistake in the label and they are in-fact the wrong shoes.
Still the bottom cable adjuster does not appear fully retracted because the pin on the left is deeply inside the mechanism. On my car there is an automatic adjuster under the rear seat. I can release the side specific cable from the automatic adjuster under the seat to see if the adjuster is fully retracted and the brake rotor would go on.
Also I would make sure that the parking brake is completely released by pulling up on the parking brake pedal while activating the release.
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I'm assuming you are referring to the picture I included bellow. But have you seen how little clearance is left between the fixed metal post under the spreader and the shoes? Very little, and not nearly enough to make up for the shoes bulging out to the sides. In any case tomorrow when I take them out I will check again on that lower spreader.
In regards to the parking brake cable, besides releasing the lever, I went under the car and slackened the adjusting screw that is on the "Y" junction (near the muffler), and now the individual cables going to each wheel are very loose.
Thanks for all the excellent input.
-Alex