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Old 10-25-2022 | 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by 96albertaram
Which way do you turn to tighten?
Take a look at the video in the link provided. The guy had written it with white paint on each drum and discussed it in the video. He also used a brake adjustment tool to move the brake adjuster.
 
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Old 10-25-2022 | 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by AtomicDog
Take a look at the video in the link provided. The guy had written it with white paint on each drum and discussed it in the video. He also used a brake adjustment tool to move the brake adjuster.
That's funny I didn't watch the vid but did the same thing with a paint pen on our '02 2500. The weird thing with rear discs and DIH parking brake is that it doesn't necessarily seem to matter which way you install the adjuster. It's not self-adjusting so there's no clicker arm, just a spring that kinda keeps the adjuster wheel from turning on its own

I recently replaced the shoes and tried the adjuster both ways -- it didn't really seem to make a difference-- but none of this helps the OP if he's working on dedicated drums
 
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Old 10-25-2022 | 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by HeikIlm
If parts are in correct order, when looking through the opening on the backing plate and you see the star wheel, turn it up to tighten.
You'll see lever behind the star wheel, and if everything is in good working order and nothing is tight or binding, that lever should turn the star wheel down to automatically adjust the brakes. If you need to loosen the shoes, you'll have to tap that lever after every small turn of the star wheel, so the wheel notch gets past the lever.

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Old 10-26-2022 | 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by 96albertaram
Which way do you turn to tighten?

The star wheel on the adjuster will only really go one way. It catches, if everything is in good shape. Before you go to that much trouble, why not just adjust it the way it was intended. Since the truck is rarely driven, it may not be braked while going in reverse much. Get out on a rural road with little or no traffic, drive in reverse and jam on the brakes. That's how they are designed to be "self adjusting".8 or 10 good stops and I'll bet they tighten up nicely. You may hear some popping or clunks from the back end.
 



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