The shoes are adjusted at each back-plate - the threaded stud with the
square end sticking out, near the top. That affects both foot and
hand-brake. When you have that adjusted correctly you will feel and hear a
little rubbing but it shouldn't drag. But the final arbiter is what it does
when driving. Feel the drums after a couple of miles of free running (i.e.
not heavy braking) and they may well feel a little warm but not be hot. If
hot back them off one flat. When they are right the handbrake cable is
adjusted by the special nut on the stud under the tunnel right by the cabin
lever. Whilst you can alter the handbrake adjustment without having done
the shoes first, it will cause problems later when the shoes *are* adjusted,
unless the mechanic knows you have done that and backed the handbrake
adjustment off again. But unless you need to do hill starts in the few
blocks, the handbrake wouldn't normally be used except at either end.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
> it is the part i'm adjusting that i'm not sure about. the wording in the
> book is not clear to me.
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