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Help! Horrible rear axle noises

My Euro spec only has drum brakes on the rear, and if I pinch up the adjusters too tight (trying to get a soddin’ handbrake to work) the truck behaves very strangely. Up to 60 kph no problems, but then I get a whole vehicle shake and knock knock as though a UJ has let go.
I’ve made this mistake a couple of times now, but after backing the shoes off a fraction, it’s as smooth as the smoothest thing in smoothland.
I’ve had the drums off expecting to see heat marks but there’s nothing. I’m wondering if there’s a warp in one of them causing that hammering knock. All good when the adjusters are correct, but it really is an odd one kicking up such a racket and huge vibes, like rear end death wobble.
 
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