Avenger V6-2.7L (2008)
7. Adjust the shoe diameter to the setting on the gauge. To adjust the shoe diameter, turn the adjuster wheel using a screwdriver inserted through the
adjusting hole in the rear of the shoe support plate. Once the tip of the screwdriver contacts the adjuster wheel teeth, move the handle of tool
upward using the support plate as a pivot to adjust the shoes outward.
8. If at any time the adjustment needs to be backed off, perform the following:
a. Remove the plug from the rear of the support plate below the wheel cylinder.
b. Insert a small screwdriver through the access hole (2) in the support plate, under the adjuster, against the lever pawl. The pawl is attached to
and pivots from the rear brake shoe.
c. While pushing on the pawl with the screwdriver to disengage it from the adjuster wheel teeth, rotate the wheel (1) upward to back off the
adjustment using another screwdriver or a brake adjuster tool.
