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There's lotsa variance in ideas on adjusting brake shoes. Even if you have self adjusting brakes, it doesn't hurt to jack the wheel up and get them close for starters should your fiver be pretty new. Going by your post, you can pop both caps off the backing plate ... the star wheel will be aligned best with one or the other. I'd just turn the star wheel till you feel a slight drag while spinning the tire and call it good. Some authorities say turn the star wheel till the tire stops turning, then back it off so many "clicks" not turns. Following your post, that would be 5 "clicks" not turns. Theoretically the self adjusting brakes should be good to go from that point on. If the brake is adjusted up too tight ... you'll have to push the adjuster arm away from the star wheel to enable you to turn the star wheel in the opposite direction ... the second plug comes in handy for this move. As far as greasing ... I'm not going to get into the EZ lube debate ... some that travel a lot each year clean and repack their bearings once a year ... some that don't travel all that much go every two or so. That call will be up to your traveling habits.
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