WSM.124
Section K (Brakes)
6th
re-issue
Page 17
BRAKES - RAPIER
GENERAL
Lockheed PM34 disc brakes are fitted to the front
wheels and Lockheed drum brakes to the rear
wheels. All four brakes are hydraulically operated,
pressure being generated In the master cylinder by
application of the brake foot pedal. The handbrake
operates the rear brake shoes by an independent
mechanical linkage.
MAINTENANCE
The front brake friction pads should be examined
for wear at regular Intervals and renewed when
the friction material has worn to a minimum of
-h" (1·6 mm.) In thickness (see under "Brake
Pads-To remove and refit").
Brake Adjustments
The front brakes are self adjusting; the rear brakes
should be adjusted as follows:-
Place chocks In front of and behind one of the front
wheels to prevent the car from rolling, and release
the handbrake.
Remove the nave plates and jack up one rear wheel
until It Is free to rotate
Turn the wheel so that the hole is opposite the
slotted head of the "mlcram" adjuster Using a
screwdriver, turn the adjuster In a clockwise
direction until solid resistance Is felt. (See Fig. 10).
Slacken back the adjuster until the brake drum
can be rotated (usually two clicks). A slight drag may
be felt from the trailing shoe but this should not be
sufficient to prevent the wheel from being turned
by hand.
Spin the wheel and apply the brakes hard to
centralise the shoe in the drum and re-check
adjustment. When correctly adjusted there should
be
t·
(6·3 mm.) free movement of the brake pedal
pad before the plunger In the master cylinder
begins to move.
Fis, 10 •
. Rear brake adjustment
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