With Drums Installed
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Raise vehicle, and support with safety stands. Remove adjusting hole cover rubber plug. Using a screwdriver, move the brake shoe adjusting lever off the brake shoe adjusting screw nut. Move the adjustment tool handle upward to tighten the brake adjuster screw. Turn the brake shoe adjusting screw nut until the brake drum begins to drag. Then loosen the brake adjuster screw until the brake drum rotates freely. See Fig 1.