Franklyn

yes, sounds about right!
this little ditty has stumped im sure a few of us here once.
What seems to fit over the shoe nicely is the deciever.
the lever moves the link which in turn pushes on the opposite shoe out.

I quite enjoy drum brakes (since I mainly work on pre-1960's cars)
And not much has changed.
simple designs that are easily diagnosed / restored.

Let us know how it goes!

southernyankey1

What he really needs is a much larger hammer and more beer!!

Just kidding...sort of...

Tiderfish

Well i checked as soon as i got home. No dice. I had them seated properly. I took a bunch of pics. The copper one is the passenger side. I sprayed them both at the same time to try to stop the brake squeel. Clearly the drivers side is being used much more.

So the only thing else i can think of is i put the wrong shoes in the front. Or i got bad or the wrong parts. Though i got the ones on rockauto that were the most popular.

See pics:

Just call me Sean

iTrader: (1)

I guess my memory was a tad rusty about the bar, but I did try to get you some usable pictures.

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If I remember correctly this time the short brake on the front and the long on the rear.

Tiderfish

Thanks for the pics Sean. The only thing that seems different about my setup and yours is the parking brake lever's spring does not have a piece of metal in there to hold back the spring. That causes that spring to be a bit more compressed. But it was on there before, so I figured it was necessary. It isn't even mentioned on the diagram you posted. It is right next to the "Parking Brake Link Spring"

Most of the pics I have found online do not show this "spring hat".

Here are the shoes I purchased from RockAuto.
WAGNER Part # PAB263R {#PAB263RNA} ThermoQuiet
11-1/32 x 2-1/4" Brake; Riveted; Rear

Thoughts?

Just call me Sean

iTrader: (1)

I'm pretty sure that piece is missing from mine. That's my old axle and I've robbed it of a few things over time.

Tiderfish

So do you think that is my problem? Or just some crappy Chinese shoes?

Just call me Sean

iTrader: (1)

I'm sure it's just something stupid, but I can't put my hands on it to see what.

Tiderfish

But what? Is there a specific order to get them together right? Seems to me that if all the springs are in the right holes then they should just hold them in place. And everything should be groovy. I even followed directions from my Chiltons, and Youtube.

Tiderfish

I have noticed the pistons from the cylinder are skewed up. Is that normal for new shoes? Or should they always be facing straight out?