Front Drum Brake Issues

I think the OP needs to just drive the car to break them in!! When I do a set of drums, I will always do the above mentioned method of putting on the drum with a small amount of drag!! The trick with the self adjuster is to apply the brakes in reverse to allow the adjuster to open as the shoes wear in. I will typically drive about 10 miles after doing drums and back up multiple times before calling them broken in!! Geof