Rear Brake drum hitting shoe retaining spring

[Wrdiver]

First off… 1963 Ghia. Car new to me, sat for 25 years, brakes were seized. I redid the brakes with new hardware and had drums turned as they are original and just needed cleaned up. It’s new shoes, springs, cylinders. OE drums that I has turned by a reputable machine shop.

Now after putting it all back together and torquing the castle nut to 253lb (then slightly backed off so cotter pin could go in) , the drum is hitting the retaining spring when I spin the drum. I noticed the new hardware pins are slightly longer than OE originals so I reused the old ones (pins and springs) and they still hit the spring. It’s hitting where the wheel stud hole bulges out inside the drum. Also hit original “oil slingers”. Once again OE drums (decent shape)….

I have taken the brakes apart like 5 times and get the same result…. I also tried with the shoes fully adjusted in and also set properly (slightly rubbing drum)….. I need advice….

[wagen19]

Make sure, you have original short pins for 30 mm rear brake shoes and original springs.
Some aftermaket pins and springs are junk. (assuming, your old pins already can be aftermarket)

[runamoc]

[Wrdiver]

Thanks for the suggestion. A little washer on the pin head seems to do the trick!

[Teeroy]

After you have rubbing issue resolved, torque the drums properly. Once you hit torque if the holes for cotter pins don't line up,keep tightening to the next hole, if you back them off to line up like you did, they are no longer torqued.
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