How to Adjust
your Drum Brake by turning the star wheel
1: Rais your
beloved vehicle and put it secure on axle stands.
( If you
have to take the wheel off to reach the adjuster hole...
loosen the wheel nuts before raising the vehicle ).
loosen the wheel nuts before raising the vehicle ).
2: Remove
the plug ( if There's any ) in the back plate to gain access to the star wheel
adjuster.
3: Turn the
star wheel with the tip of a large flat screwdriver, by sticking it in the hole
and move the screwdriver up or down...
4: If you
don't know the right direction to turn the adjuster...
Turn it
several teeth... give it some clicks, this should be enough to make the brake
shoes jam against the drum, so no further movement is possible. If the brake will
not jam, move the star wheel in the other direction till it will jam.
5: Back off
until the wheel just spins freely. (Usual one or two clicks)
Below... BleepinJeep's Youtube Video also shows how it works...
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