MSeriesRebuild wrote:Only you know for sure what you have done, I'm only going on what you have written. You said you put extra shim under 1 retainer. If you used more shims under one retainer than the other, the worm is off center with the brass gear in the direction opposite from where the extra shims were used. This situation creates an incorrect set up, & will cause stress on the brass gear. You haven't clarified if you actually did a preload set up as I described, from your original posting, 1 could only assume you didn't go through the procedure to correctly accomplish that since the cups weren't pressed in completely. If you did, it was no longer correct after the cup position changed. Don't forget this can't be accomplished correctly with the oil seals or the drum shaft in place.
Well, it's working. No leaks, no noises, no vibration, no heat. If it's off a little, I can live with it or revisit at another date. It won't get used much, if at all.
Next thing up is to revisit the brake shoe adjustment. I'm having a hell of a time getting it to stop well. I have a new MC, WC's all around and new rubber lines. I kept the old shoes and drums. The shoes had plenty of meat and I cleaned them with brake cleaner. The drums are, of course, out of round but they weren't scored too bad and it should still stop okay even if they aren't like new.
I've read through the manual but I'm not clear on the major adjustment piece. I get what the minor adjusters do as that's what I've been playing with thus far, but I get the feeling my shoes are not centered correctly. I've done this by feel on both of my M715's with no troubles, but these are different. Any tips?