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BRAKES
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1. Choke the front wheels, release the hand
brake and jack up the rear wheels. Support
the rear axle with horse stands.
2. Slacken off the hand brake cable.
3. Remove the wheel.
4. Insert a screw driver through the hole in the
back plate (from rear side of the back plate)
and rotate the adjuster wheel / nut. This
movement compresses the pistons in the
wheel cylinder and thereby increases the
clearance between the brake shoes and the
drum. Now take out the drum
5. After removing the drum & servicing the brake,
the hand brake lever stopper to be reset on
the trailing shoe web and the hand brake
cable to be adjusted.
DRUM INSPECTION
Inspect the drum for cleanliness. Check for crack,
scores etc. Check braking surface for wear by
measuring the inside dia.
Brake Drum inside
diameter "A"
Standard Service Limit
295 mm
297 mm
Drum to be discarded if found cracked scored
excessively or grooved. Do not weld a cracked
drum. It is unsafe and must be replaced.
Smoothen up any slight scores Heavy or
extensive scoring will cause excessive brake
lining wear and it will be necessary to resurface
drum braking surface.