Yeah that made everything easier to install! My brake light is on so i dunno if that was the problem. The brake pedal is more stiff and my ebrake is harder to pull. Does the pad height change these things or does something else need to be adjusted?
as i remember the way we did it was, after the new shoes were on there, we adjusted them by pushing them in more towards each other, e-brake must be released and the little nut next to it loosened. you can adjust the e-brake after u put the drums back on..... Regarding the screws, if u had a hard time getting them of, use wd40 and a drill to unscrew them....