Hi -

Comes up every time I do a brake shoe change - I can never remember which is the leading edge.

The Clymers & other manuals I've read on other bikes over the years states that when fitting new shoes you file/chamfer off the leading edge so it does not grab/bind under braking.

All logical to me - but which is the leading edge?!

Let's say as you look at the brake shoes fitted back into their place on the backing plate - which edge to chamfer/file down - the "left or right" edge of each shoe?

Don't want to file off both edges to safeguard as I'll be in effect cutting down on my contact area a little.

If anyone could answer by 2:00 PM Mountain Time today (Monday 8/14) I'd be most grateful as want to do brake job this afternoon when off work (yeah, I know I left it until last minute to ask, but...don't we all do it sometimes?)

Thanks, an old hand @ brake shoe changes who just can't retain some of the basic rules over the years, George  ???

thanks for speedy response, Gary & thanks for undertaking to send ss carb screws to me so quickly.

George  

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