BRAKES 16 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.
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