top notch info. I will get on it, thanks guys. RR EDIT last question: would you know that on each side do I contact the star wheel at the top & move the star wheel down or down & ratchet it up? I dont want to unscrew it if thats possible. thank you
So if all the parts are present the adjuster should only go one way, there’s a lever on a spring that drops down to keep the star wheel from backing off. So they should only adjust tighter, with a “click” after each notch on the star wheel. To go one too tight and back it off you need to pull the lever up like @TrailBeast said.
Tightening the brakes is actually unscrewing the adjuster, you’re making the adjuster longer. If everything is assembled properly and your shoes aren’t smoked you shouldn’t be able to unthread it completely.
The caveat is that the whole assembly has been put together properly. There’s a left and a right, if they’ve been switched they won’t work (or adjust) as they should. And sometimes the lever gets left out, or not set onto the star wheel correctly, etc, etc