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[datzenmike]

If off the pavement or salty roads in the winter then you might want to shorten the inspection interval. If primarily town or city driving you're in pretty good shape.

[seattle smitty]

This  is the longest, most interrupted brake job I've ever done, partly because I was sent a lot of wrong parts, partly because my 720 had a large object parked very close to it for a while, partly because of the stupid and unfamiliar brake design, and partly because I'm old and slow and lacking hand strength anymore.  But i finally have the right parts, assembled, and now need to adjust the shoes to the drums   .   .   .   uh,   .   .   .   HOW???  Anybody know???   This SO damned dumb, SO completely unnecessary  had Nissan not got creative.  How do you pre-set brakes?? Simple;  you get a flat screwdriver or a brake tool and reach through a slot in the backing plate and rotate the little star wheel as needed to get the shoes snugged up to the drum, then back off a few clicks to avoid drag.  So what's the problem with THESE brakes??  NO SLOT TO GET AT THE ADJUSTER!!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Surely this cannnot be, and I am missing something obvious.  Please advise me

[datzenmike]

Is the adjuster in upside down with the wheel on the wrong side???

 

What's the build date of your truck?

[seattle smitty]

Have to look at the Haynes book in case the previous guy had it wrong.  meanwhile I wonder if we're supposed to use the window in which the adjuster slides, maybe there is enough space  .  .  .  .

[bottomwatcher]

Yep. You put them in backwards. Easy to do. Star wheel should be towards the front of the vehicle.

[seattle smitty]

It is.  It just didn't occur to the dumb old guy that the window for the adjuster must be the access for levering what I'm calling the star-wheel.  I'll have to un-glue the rubber cover that I sealed in place, no big deal.  Probably once I've got the job done, I'll be a lot less irritated at this brake design, and more irritated at myself,  though I  might keep an eye on the Classifieds for the newer-style parts.  Meanwhile, thanks one and all for your patience.