I don't doubt that you fitted rear shoes to the front, but not Type 1 rear
shoes. The front drums on a Super Bug have an internal diameter if 248mm,
whereas the rears for those (and both front and rear standard Bugs) are
230mm. However, the Super Bug front uses the same wheel cylinder and shoe
linings from early Type 3 rear drums, which also had a diameter of 248mm.
So, it seems more likely that you fitted Type 3 rear brake shoes. I did not
realise this before, otherwise I would have said.

"Joey Tribiani" > wrote in message
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> "Peter" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Rear brake shoes can't possibly work. Front drums on Super Beetles have
a
> > larger inner diameter and the shoes are also wider.
> >
>
> well i can say they most certainly will work...done it....correct, i don't
> know, if you read my post you will see that i did indeed put rears on the
> front, as i was told that they were the same...could have been
mis-informed,
> however they do work...Scott, you have them there lay the "new" ones on
the
> old ones and check for diameter differences...i do know the wheel
cylinders
> were different front to rear....
>
>