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Originally Posted by redblk63 By the way, self actuation of brakes just refers to the fact that with the shoes arranged as in your picture (thanks) of the left front brakes in your first post, the drag of the drum on the shoes moves them in a direction to increase the braking force. The rear brakes have a single "leading shoe" with this effect so that you have some of this effect from the "trailing shoe" in reverse, and don't roll backwards when you stop pointed uphill. I have a 1963 Honda Super Hawk with double leading shoes on both front and back (trick technology in the early 60s), and I can tell you it is a mixed blessing as it is hard to prevent it rolling backwards on a hill. Please tell us that the image is reversed, and that pic is actually of the RIGHT front brake, and we can solve your problem in a snap. Larry from Pasadena