Well, now there's something I couldn't figure out by just looking at  
the brakes!� Thanks for the instruction.� I'll work it out tomorrow.

   --
Jason SwanQuoting Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>:

> At 02:25 PM 12/30/2010, Jason Swan wrote...
>> In fact, the brakes act like they aren't adjusting at all.
>> No hand brake friction at all, and the brakes need to be pumped each
>> time.� I did clean everything with brake cleaner and a wire brush
>> when
>> I had it apart, and I'm reasonably confident that the self-adjusting
>> mechanism should work...
>
> After installing new shoes (you should have had to back off the
> adjuster all the way to get the drum to install over the new ones), you
> need to work the parking brake quite a few times to readjust them. Each
> time you pull on the parking brake, it adjusts 1 click (you should be
> able to hear it with the door or window open, engine off). It takes
> 8-10 clicks to turn the adjuster star once around, and it may take
> several turns until it's actually adjusted.
>
> Once the parking brake starts actually engaging (you should feel it
> tightening up), work the brake pedal a few times to help center the
> shoes, then work the parking brake some more.