# Drum brakes : Braking force multiplied?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/drum-brakes-braking-force-multiplied/130091>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [December 3, 2018, 12:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/drum-brakes-braking-force-multiplied/130091 "2018-12-03T00:46:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 2:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/drum-brakes-braking-force-multiplied/130091/30 "2018-12-07T02:57:42Z")

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What do you think they mean by “outboard side of the adjusting nut”? I can’t decide which is the inboard side, and which is the outboard side. Even if I wanted to do it that way, I’d have no idea what to do.

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