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Add a little grease on the inside face of the first retaining washer. Add the second retaining washer and reinstall the circlips.

Often the old brake shoes are so worn that the brake actuating cam has been adjusted too far for the new shoes to fit inside the hub. Using your fingers, loosen the rear brake adjuster until the cam lies flat with the ends of the shoes, or else the hub may not fit back on.

Before fitting the hub, check the inside face for dirt or scores. Lacquer thinner is a great cleaner if the inside is dirty. Again, make sure not to breathe any of the brake dust.

Refit the hub, making sure the slots in the hub center fit in with the axle slots. Once the hub is on, refit the washer and then refit and tighten the axle nut. The retaining washer needs to align with one of the holes in the hub. Once the axle nut is tight, try fitting the retaining ring. If the whole in the ring doesn't align with any of the holes you may need to tighten or loosen it just a bit to align it. See the picture below for how the hole and retaining ring should align. Refit the 5mm allen key and take it for a test drive. Once you find where the brake engages you can use the threaded adjuster on the engine side to place the engaging point exactly where you like it.