Brake Drums

[djadjective]

So my rear driver side brake shoes wore out finally, I put on a new set tonight with new springs and an adjuster kit. But, I cant seem to get the drum to slide over the shoes. I turned the adjuster all the way in and have checked my spring placement with any diagrams I have, but still cant seem to get the shoes compressed enough. It looks like the front shoe is sitting slightly higher than the back one. Anything I need to check again?

[tydaug]

Make sure the shoes are seated on the wheel cylinder in the right spot. They should both be the same height.

[Ranger Dave]

grind the ridge off the edge of the drum

[djadjective]

It turns out, the brake cable was old and wasn't letting the shoes retract all the way in. So, not wanting to screw around with the brake cable yet, I just removed the parking brake fork and the drum slid right on.