Thanks for the replies. The MOT test date was looming over me when I posted originally, so I took the easy option and purchased a pair of single-bolt cylinders to use with the current drums.
I still have the two-bolt backing plates and cylinders and I'll casually keep an eye open for a bargain set of drums! :wink:
With hindsight, I should have had the old drums skimmed before re-fitting them, but I didn't have time to start looking for a local machine shop to do it. The brakes are pretty
good now but it has taken around 700 miles to bed the new shoes into the old scored drums. I guess towing that heavy trailer to Lavenham and back finally did the trick!
Andrew
195x Deluxe oval Beetle
Binz Doublecab