Solving Pad Knockback

[dontlifttoshift]

Soooo, I don't have a knock back problem (drum brakes) but my retainers are bent and this seemed like a relevant thread. It's a currie 9" with their axles and Timken set 20 tapered bearings. I have the 360 degree "heavy duty" retainer plates. When I pulled the car apart I noticed some play in the axles but didn't really worry about it. i got all my rear suspension sorted out, welded all my brackets on, and had the housing straightened. The races were trashed by the time they got out so I bought new bearings and noticed the retainers rocking on the bench. When I assembled the rear end originally it went together very well, I pushed the axles home by hand and "set" them with a deadblow hammer and tightened up the hardware.

Any ideas on how I can prevent these retainers from bending again?



Donny