Brake drum adjustment?

Tiny
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When changing the rear brake drum brakes on this how do you set the adjustment or the procedure?
Thursday, April 3rd, 2025 AT 1:06 PM

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Tiny
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It is easy to adjust the rear brake shoes once the job is completed, start the car and leave it in park, then press the brake pedal down while working the parking brake, keep pumping the brake while applying and releasing the parking brake. This will adjust the shoes correctly. Let us know how it goes.
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Friday, April 4th, 2025 AT 11:03 AM
Tiny
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Oh, so you don’t have to adjust the shoes by hand for a slight drag.
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Friday, April 4th, 2025 AT 11:49 AM
Tiny
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You can, but you don't have to, the parking brake trick works pretty good. Continue until good brake pedal is present.
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Saturday, April 5th, 2025 AT 10:36 AM
Tiny
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If you do it the way you suggested, how do you know if there set?
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Sunday, April 6th, 2025 AT 5:37 AM
Tiny
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Can you send me the procedure for this?
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Sunday, April 6th, 2025 AT 9:56 AM
Tiny
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The self-adjuster is designed to keep the shoes at the perfect position to keep the brake pedal where it is supposed to be.

"pump the brake while applying and releasing the parking brake".

This will take about 20 tries, and it should be good to go if the rear shoes and self-adjuster is installed correctly.
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Sunday, April 6th, 2025 AT 1:15 PM

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