Albus

In case anyone ever has the same issue: I put together the other side with the same results and finally figured out that an overly tight parking brake cable is the culprit.

the new and old appear to be identical. When I take that spring off I can push the whole assembly to the center and it will stay. With the spring attached (old or new) I can push it to center but then it pulls back to the front. Bizarre.

it seems less compressed on the front - I can push it in a bit more than the back. The adjuster looks to be fully seated.

That's as far as I can get it on. The new springs are a little different, somewhat thicker gauge. I'll try putting the old springs back on.

they appear to be pretty much identical.

I agree it seems to be asymmetrical and would tend to pull it out of center but was definitely there when I opened it up and came with the kit... Also shown in the shop manual below

Yes I had to dial it all the way in to get the drum on. expanding it did seem to center it a little but no way I could get the drum on. With it all the way in I can fit the drum on but the front shoe is tight against the drum as it's so out of position.

thanks for the reply Fred but I can confirm I have them correct. It's actually hard to mess up because the rear shoe comes with a post for the E brake.

I'm replacing my rear brakes and have them put back on but they don't seem to be centering on the axle/backing plate. I can barely even get the drum back on. You can see from the pictures that they are pulling towards the front. I can manually force them back but the springs just pull them out of center again. I can't see any problems with the way I put it all back together and wondering if anyone has any experience with this. I ordered all my parts based on this very helpful post: Thanks in advance for any help!

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