Or start bending a cheap adjuster to custom fit. Maybe some flat stock. More work. But, there is a "tool" for every box.
Or start bending a cheap adjuster to custom fit. Maybe some flat stock. More work. But, there is a "tool" for every box.
The last drum brake I had to manually adjust was on my trailer.
All other vehicles adjusted by applying the brake when ever I backed up or applied the parking brake.
I'll see how well it worked when I pull the drums for an inspection on the Fiesta later this spring.
I deal with drum brakes constantly (i even teach a Brakes class). This thread is confusing to me. I understand that most people are pretty leery of drums in general until they've worked on them enough to get comfortable with them. Still, this seems a little extreme. I never screw with trying to adjust drums through the silly slots unless the drum has such a huge lip on the inside that it's impossible to pull the drum off without destroying something. Is that the situation you're in? If not, just pull the drum off and manually turn the adjuster, try the drum back on, rinse, repeat. As stated you want a very light contact between the drum and shoes, more of a sound than an actual drag. They should only need to be manually adjusted once in a GREAT while. If the auto adjuster mechanisms are working you can just do the reverse thing every once and a while after you do this first manual adjustment.
At least you have auto adjusters, Porsche via VW decided that the 924 didn’t need auto adjusting rear drums.
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