[Trips4me]

Thanks for the response guys... .I'll try to answer everyones questions.

Bill... I checked after reading your response and it appears that the e-brake may be part of the problem. The shoes were off the top pin just a bit.

S-Chief... no, no brake work has been done since I bought the car in Sept of '03. The brake had done this once before but I was able to adjust them and the problem went away.

RayJ... the shoes are in the correct location. According to my manual all the springs are in the correct place but there does seem to be some slack in the rear shoe which indicates to me that the spring may be stretched. The small springs that hold the shoes against the backing plate do not hold them what I would call "snug". They are against the plate but can be moved rather easily. I'm not a brake expert but have done several brakes jobs in my lifetime. I don't recal having those small springs holding the brakes snug (tight?) against the backing plate.

I will try to get some new springs and work on the e-brake in the next week or so and will then get back to you guys on the results.

Thanks... Jim