Brake noise

[checker]

Guys, I need a tip from experienced folks again... 

I did my brakes, replaced everything except the springs which looked ok.
I adjusted the brakes per the Shop Manual's instructions.
Went for a test drive and brakes work just fine like never before, no pumping required anymore, no pulling on one side or another.

The only things is after a few stops around the block, I started earing like a draging noise from the rear brakes.
Brakes still work fine. First thought that I broke a return spring or something although, the only thing I did not adjusted yet is the parking brake, it's completely loose, could it be the source of my noise ? (before I start pulling everything apart again..)

[Quadromaniac]

I redid all the brakes on my 54 Kaiser special and after that the brakes would lock up in reverse and yes,
 it was the parking brake being to loose.

[Fid]

I don't know about the big Kaisers but on the Henry J there is a bar that is there to push the shoes out when the parking brake cable is pulled. I once got that piece in backwards and it made a lot of clicking and scraping noises.  I pulled the hub and put it on right and that fixed it.  See it pointed out by red circle in picture.

[joefrazer]

Another source of noise could be from the shoes themselves. If they are new, not relined shoes, there's a chance the shoe is too wide and that's allowing it to make contact with the drum. I bought a set of new shoes from Auto Zone and experienced the problem. I ended up grinding a small amount of material off the shoe (not the lining) so they were a bit narrower and that solved the problem.

Apparently, quality control isn't what it used to be!

[Fid]

I ended up grinding a small amount of material off the shoe (not the lining) so they were a bit narrower and that solved the problem

Now that I've read this it reminded me that I had to do the same on my '52 J back in '01 when I got it.  Newly relined shoes, no rivets, pad were a bit too long. Some grinding fixed it.

[checker]

Yeah, the shoes are new.
It could be the source of the intermittent (explained by a some loose in the hardware, I guess) but quite loud rubbing/grinding noise.

How much did you have to grind off the new shoes ?
How did you do it ?

[checker]

My bad ! 

I wrongly installed the rear brakes return springs !
They were attached to the nearest hole on the shoe, keeping them loose, found them at the bottom of the drums as I disassembled the brakes.

Re-installed everything the proper way and all is fine now.

Thanks for sharing your tips and advices.

[checker]

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