Jerry,
I will check for slack in the handbrake hopefully tonight when I get home.
Yes, I am putting the same drum on as I took off. Only dealing with the left side so far.
Shoes are on the same.
One thing I noticed yesterday, when I finally got my wife to step on the brakes, there is no movement of the piston pins in the wheel brake cylinders. It appears that the pistons in the wheel cylinder might be frozen. I am thinking that there are two things going on, the handbrake pulley was seized and the wheel cylinder has become contaminated from the car sitting too long. Or possibly the master cylinder has gone out. I did notice that when pushing on the brakes, I here a sound like air escaping from the brake booster/master cylinder area. When I first got the drum off, it seems to me that I did have movement in the shoes when applying the brakes, but none now.
If it ends up being the wheel cylinders or master, can you hone these cylinders and buy rebulid kits, or only replace the entire unit?
Thanks again,
Tom L.