Ok my parking brake has not been working for a whole and I need it to pass inspection in MA. So far I have tightened the equalizer and I just replaced the drums and shoes in the rear along with all the hardware. It still does not work after all of that. It's a 96 cherokee 2.5

 

Properly adjust the shoes?

 

I did the reversing then apply the brakes then reverse for the adjustment.

 

You gotta manually adjust them. That automatic adjuster doesn't do squat.
Procedure: adjust till really tight then back off till little resistants is felt turning the wheel by hand.

 

Adjust it with that gear adjuster at the bottom?

 

Yes jack the wheel off the ground and there's an access hole on the backing plate you use a screw driver to adjust it till starts getting hard to spin the tire and then back it off.

 

I'd post a how to video but I'm on the app..

 

Alright thanks. I'll give it a try this weekend

 

Tightened it up and went to get it inspected. Everything worked and I finally passed thanks again