Drum Brake System: Adjustments

ADJUSTING REAR BRAKES
1. Raise the rear end of the vehicle until the wheels are free to turn and support it with stands.
2. Release the parking brake fully.





3. Remove the shoe adjusting hole plugs (A and B) from back of the backing plate.
4. Install a screwdriver into hole (A) and turn the star wheel toward the arrow direction (->) marked on the backing plate until the wheel is locked.
5. Push the adjuster lever by inserting the screwdriver into the hole (B). Then, back off the star wheel 3 - 4 notches so that the wheel rotates freely without drag.
6. Install the adjusting hole plug onto the backing plate.
7. Repeat the above adjustment on the other side of the rear wheel.