Variable position anchor assembly for adjusting brake shoes in a drum brake

An anchor assembly for adjusting the position of first and second brake shoes in a drum brake, comprising:

• first and second adjuster shafts each having a plurality of threads;
• a first pilot connector configured to engage a first end of said first brake shoe, said first pilot connector having a plurality of threads in engagement with said plurality of threads of said first adjuster shaft;
• and,
• a second pilot connector configured to engage a first end of said second brake shoe, said second pilot connector having a plurality of threads in engagement with said plurality of threads of said second adjuster shaft;
• wherein rotation of said first adjuster shaft causes longitudinal movement of said first pilot connector along a first axis to adjust a position of said first brake shoe and rotation of said second adjuster shaft causes longitudinal movement of said second pilot connector along a second axis to adjust a position of said second brake shoe
• wherein each of said first and second adjuster shafts includes a head at one end, said head defining a gear and wherein said gears of said first and second adjuster shafts comprise worm gears
• further comprising first and second worm shafts in mesh with said gears of said first and second adjuster shafts
• wherein said first axis intersects a plane coincident with a rotational axis of said first worm shaft at an acute angle and said second axis intersects a plane coincident with a rotational axis of said second worm shaft at an acute angle.