Drum Brake Star Wheel Adjuster Procedure - Retracting Shoes to Remove Drum

This document is a two-panel excerpt from an automotive service manual showing how to retract drum brake shoes via the star wheel adjuster when a brake drum will not slide off. The left panel (figure 2.5b) is a photograph illustrating that, if the drum will not slide off the shoes after the parking brake is released, the technician should remove the rubber plug from the backing plate. The right panel (figure 2.5c) is a line drawing of a 'STANDARD DESIGN DRUM BRAKE' with the plug removed, showing a narrow-bladed screwdriver pushing the adjusting lever away from the star wheel while a brake adjusting tool turns the star wheel. Callouts identify the adjusting lever and the removed plug, and arrows indicate the tool motion: move the handle downward to expand the brake shoes, and move the handle upward to retract the brake shoes. The caption reminds the reader to note the direction of rotation for loosening or tightening the shoes. The document gives no year, make, model, part numbers, or torque specifications; it is a general procedure for standard-design drum brakes, filed by the uploader with a 1990 Ford Bronco.