Rear brake adjustment

[Mad Mac]

[QUOTE=Rob Doe;2362384]Mac, reading your last post, I wondered if you had left the cam out of the camshaft.
Answer# 1
Thanks Rob, no the cam is on its shaft

But your last comment that forward movement of the lever with the hand was stopping the wheel makes me wonder if your service brake rod is connected to the cross shaft.
Answer #2:
Yes it is connected.

You should not be able to operate the service brake lever by hand if both ends of the rod are hooked up properly?????
Answer#3
I disconnected the brake rod clevis from the service brake lever when testing to see if pushing the lever forward expands the shoes onto the drum properly. It does.

As I recall, the rear brake rod clevis is supposed to be at the cross shaft. The fixed end goes at the backing plate. Is that where you are adjusting the clevis?
Answer#4: Yes, the clevis at the cross shaft, in the center of the car.

How many clicks from completely backed off is your adjusting wedge?
Answer #5:
Not sure but it is screwed in until driving the car starts to generate heat on the brake drum, then backed off one or two clicks.

The mystery deepens - I am at a loss what to try next.