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No, I dont think we came to the same conclusion... From what you have posted, I concluded that you DO need to dig into the air actuator and you DO need to pull the wedge because I dont think you have yet seen that forward shoe move and it should move...:) look at any of the other brake shoes...

The wedge pushes between two rollers that spread apart. the rollers act as bearings between wedge and plunger. The rollers roll on the back of the plungers and push them outward as they are pushed outward. There may be a little slop in there that would allow one to move farther than the other...

Well with the brake drum off, you should be able to observe on the actuator end, that both brake shoes(pushed by their plungers)move equal distances when the brakes are applied. If this is not happening then you need to remove the air actuator and the wedge and inspect how the wedge and rollers...

The pawl rides in the slot in the plunger. It keeps it aligned/keeps it from rotating and limits its overall travel Yes, pull the actuator and the wedge. Something is amiss if it wont push the forward plunger/shoe...

You should be able to see the state of the adjusters. You may be able to loosen the adjuster on the tight shoe to help you get the drum off... Good Luck!

3 of the 4 shoes on mine were installed backwards when I got it...

You said one of the two brake pads is stuck... Does the other one move when you step on the pedal? If so it sounds like the actuator that the wedge pushes on is stuck. Strip it down, they are simple, just big... Also make note that the shoes are installed correctly, the back plates are...