You got it right on the nose. Just did my brake inspection which turned out fine and did the preload on the bearing just as you said. One small piece of advise. I hope you lubricated the contact points of the brakeshoes on the backing plate so that they move easily. Also after you preloaded the bearing with the 50 lbs don't turn the drum when you back off the nut, and like you said hand tighten after that with a slight 1/12th back-off to put your spring clip on the nut or cotterpin back in the hole depending what was used. Good luck and happy trailering.
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