<VV> Brake Shoes..the real story

[BobHelt@aol.com]

I'm surprised that nobody got the answer as to why one brake shoe has a 
shorter lining than the other. Here is Chevrolet's explanation (paraphrased).

For the 1960-62 Corvairs, both shoes had the same length linings since these 
vehicles did not have the automatic adjusting feature.

Starting in 1963, automatic adjusters were incorporated. This required that 
the primary (forward) shoe have a shorter lining to allow room for the two-shoe 
assembly to pivot at the anchor pin and swing counterclockwise and allow the 
automatic adjustment mechanism to function when the brakes were applied with 
the vehicle moving in the reverse direction. 

Regards,
Bob Helt