RE: Adjusting brakes

["Erkson, Toby" <toby.erkson@intel.com>]

You are correct on the first part, each star adjusts just one brake shoe.
At
least that is what it says in all three shop manuals I have...hint, hint  :)
   Toby Erkson
   air_cooled_nut@pobox.com  <-- Please use this address for email
   '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed
   '75 Porsche 914 1.8L, ORPCA member
   Portland, Oregon, http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/8501/


>-----Original Message-----
I will be adjusting the brakes on my 72 
>Square and I was
>wondering why there are two stars/wheel. Dose this mean that 
>each star is
>used to adjust each shoe independently of the other. Or is it 
>simple and I am
>just thinking too much ( both stars do the same thing).