Doug,
The parking brake cable pulls a lever with a finger that engages the notched wheel on the adjuster. If the adjuster is tight enough, it slips over and doesn't turn. Without looking at mine again, I don't recall just how that works. Early 2000 Tundras had a finer thread in the adjuster and did tighten too much. There is an old TSB to replace these adjusters with the adjusters used currently.
You might try putting an ear next to the rear drum, pulling on the brake cable by hand, and listen for a click as the finger slips over the adjuster wheel for the next notch when the cable is loosened. If it's audible, you'll hear when it stops clicking on subsequent pulls. I'd think that a half dozen to a dozen pulls would work.
Ken
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