Set Rear Brake Shoes To Their Min Diameter

[humanz 3]

According to the Haynes, I have to

Move the serrated automatic adjuster lever quadrant against the spring tension to set the shoes at their minimum diameter

before I refit the brake drums. I tried refitting the drums but the shoes seemed too far out for the drum to fit over them. So exactly how do I go about adjusting the shoes to their minimum distance? In the picture below, which direction should the lever move? The blue arrow or the red arrow?

[pug_ham 242 3 Cars]

To get the brake shoes to the minimum distance with the serrated adjuster you need to move the arm in the direction of the blue arrow.

 

Graham.

[humanz 3]

Thanks Graham.