Dodge 2000 DURANGO Service Manual page 183

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ADJUSTMENTS (Continued)
(3) Verify that left and right automatic adjuster
levers and cables are properly connected.
(4) Insert brake gauge in drum. Expand gauge
until gauge inner legs contact drum braking surface.
Then lock gauge in position (Fig. 57).
Fig. 57 Adjusting Gauge On Drum
1 – BRAKE GAUGE
2 – BRAKE DRUM
(5) Reverse gauge and install it on brake shoes.
Position gauge legs at shoe centers as shown (Fig.
58). If gauge does not fit (too loose/too tight), adjust
shoes.
Fig. 58 Adjusting Gauge On Brake Shoes
1 – BRAKE GAUGE
2 – BRAKE SHOES
(6) Pull shoe adjuster lever away from adjuster
screw star wheel.
(7) Turn adjuster screw star wheel (by hand) to
expand or retract brake shoes. Continue adjustment
until gauge outside legs are light drag-fit on shoes.
(8) Install brake drums and wheels and lower
vehicle.
(9) Drive vehicle and make one forward stop fol-
lowed by one reverse stop. Repeat procedure 8-10
times to operate automatic adjusters and equalize
adjustment.
NOTE: Bring vehicle to complete standstill at each
stop. Incomplete, rolling stops will not activate
automatic adjusters.
ADJUSTMENT WITH ADJUSTING TOOL
(1) Be sure parking brake lever is fully released.
(2) Raise vehicle so rear wheels can be rotated
freely.
(3) Remove plug from each access hole in brake
support plates.
(4) Loosen parking brake cable adjustment nut
until there is slack in front cable.
(5) Insert adjusting tool through support plate
access hole and engage tool in teeth of adjusting
screw star wheel (Fig. 59).
Fig. 59 Brake Adjustment
1 – STAR WHEEL
2 – LEVER
3 – BRAKE SHOE WEB
4 – SCREWDRIVER
5 – ADJUSTING TOOL
6 – ADJUSTER SPRING
(6) Rotate adjuster screw star wheel (move tool
handle upward) until slight drag can be felt when
wheel is rotated.
(7) Push and hold adjuster lever away from star
wheel with thin screwdriver.
(8) Back off adjuster screw star wheel until brake
drag is eliminated.
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