Scudo (Expert/Dispatch) Rear Shoe Auto Adjuster Questions?

[ReganAndCarter]

Set the auto adjusters by using the footbrake - not too heavily in case there is a pressure compensator that cuts in. The adjusters are near to the slave cylinder, after all.
Then, apply the handbrake but don't lock it - and press the foot brake again a few times.
Clout the drum with a heavy hammer, just to help centralising the shoes, and see the drum rotates freely;
Off with the drum again, and manually turn the adjuster two or three clicks, drum back on, check for rotating freely.
Both wheels in the air, handbrake on a couple of clicks to check that the brakes work the same on both sides - as far as possible.

Thanks for the above info. Though I'm just wondering why all the steps are necessary and what is their purpose? What does "set the auto adjusters" mean - set them in the correct position, or set them to the correct adjustment?

If the above steps are about getting the brake components bedded into the right positions after assembly, could the same be achieved by driving the vehicle and doing the adjustment after say 50 miles? By which time everything should be in the position it wants to be, presumably.

Apologies for the basic questions, just trying to understand things as an amateur.

 

[ReganAndCarter]

Almost wish I'd left the operation of the adjuster as a mystery - last thing I wanted was to cause problems for forum members whose advice and help I really appreciate.

Anyway, after reading the experts' advice on this thread, it looks like there more to setting and adjusting the brake components after rebuild than I thought.

I imagined that as auto adjusters are fitted, I could reassemble everything, get the shoes adjusted so they are reasonably close to the drum, but not touching and leave it like that. After driving the vehicle carefully for a while, the adjusters should automatically get the shoes to the correct adjustment.

However, it seems this isn't the case. So if brakes with auto adjusters need careful adjustment - does it mean that adjusters don't work? Or maybe don't work very well?