I know. Clearly I need to "get a life"....   LOL

The shorter story is, I wasn't certain the adjusters were working.
The driver side adjuster wheel teeth were quite worn.
I recalled that I had a spare set of old brake hardware. The wheel from that
was in slightly better condition. I installed that, cut out a viewing window on
an old brake drum, made a video of the adjuster working. Albeit slowly.
Of note the older drum had some wear which allowed the adjuster to work.
I could not hear the adjuster work with new drum and shoes even with
the adjuster
backed way off.

Youtube link:

https://youtu.be/XZwjHbNuXjI

Another youtube video showing passenger side adjuster but w/o the drum
installed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVBiko65RRY

I have new adjusters on order and will post images of differences between the
worst worn adjuster wheel and new wheel.

I'm not saying the worst worn wheel wasn't working. I was just curious
to see it in action
and to be certain the system actually worked in light if the fact that
I could not hear
it working with the new drum installed.

Neil.

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