hi guys got a 73 fj45 with 350 chev and drum brakes they wernt working and had no pads on shoes so replaced all four then adjusted then bled brakes twice felt good again then took around block and then pedal went to floor again any ideas 
fj45 brake help
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update guys i put her back in shed jacked it up readjusted all four drums then took her for decent drive brakes worked fine then when got home back in shed and readjusted seems ok now 
What works for me on drum brakes is to tighten both wheel cylinders in equal amounts until the brake shoes lock the wheel and you can no longer spin the tire by hand. Then, equally loosen both wheel cylinders until the tire will just start to spin. There will be some draging on the shoes. That's ok. Usually it doen't take too many clicks per wheel cylinder to loosen it so the tire spins free again. This approach helps to position the shoes correctly in relationship to the drum. This way you have minimum clearance between the shoes and the drum but the tire still spins. This should give you maximum pedal height during braking.