The same way you do on a Freightliner, Volvo, Sterling, International, etc. If you don't have the certification, it's illegal for you to do this. Your truck should have automatic slack adjusters... with the truck aired up, press the brake pedal all the way in a couple times. This will cause the automatics to adjust for you. That is all you can legally do as far as brake adjustment goes... anything else is up to a tech.
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The 1997 Chevrolet Silverado rear brakes should automatically adjust themselves. Every time you back the vehicle up and hit the brakes the brakes adjust.
You would adjust the brakes on a vehicle with abs brakes the same way you would adjust the brakes on a vehicle without abs brakes.
As long as it takes. You didn't specify a model (remember, Kenworth makes Class 5 through Class 8 trucks), you didn't specify a brake system (S-cam air brakes, hydraulic brakes, hydraulic disc brakes, air disc brakes, air wedge brakes, or air piston brakes), and we don't know your level of technical experience.
You can't adjust disc brakes
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how to adjust rear brakes on 1997 tracer merc.
i'm not an expert on this..but i heard that brakes self adjust.
you dont you bleed and adjust the brakes
You can adjust the rear brakes with the rear brake adjustment bolt. The rear brakes should adjust automatically every time you back up and use the brake.
Yes, of course you can adjust the rear drum brakes. They should be self adjusting. Every time you back up and apply the brakes they should adjust themselves. If that is not working, look for a small rubber plug on the back of the backing plate. Remove that plug and with a brake adjustment tool, you can adjust the brakes. Search Google for the proper procedure to adjust drum brakes.
A 1999 will have automatic slack adjusters. Press the brake pedal all the way to the floor a few times, and that should do it for you. If you're not certified to work on air brake systems, anything else is illegal for you to do.