I managed to attach the brake rod yesterday. The rod end goes through a hole in a lever attached to the brake band. This has always been difficult to put in and with everything else in place it became impossible. The rod had a flat spot where it had been rubbing against a frame member. I used the hydraulic press to put a bow in the rod which fixed the clearance problem. The rod has been on and off the brake so often that I have tired of fishing cotter keys into place and bending them. Removing them is even worse. Instead I used a hitch pin clip.
The more I work on this the more I am convinced that the brake was not right to start with.
Unfortunately the sprockets on the drum does not line up with the rest. I towed the roller from the shop across the street hoping that the drum might shift back to its correct position. It did not. I may have to remove the drum to sort it all out.
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