Sunbeam ALPINE I SERIES: APLINE II SERIES, Workshop Manual

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Section K (Brakes)
HANDBRAKE CABLE
Alpine Series
Ill
and
Rapier Series IV Models onwards
The long handbrake cable from the driver's hand­
brake lever to the compensating lever mounted on
the rear axle is nylon lined and requires no period­
cal lubrication, thus no greaser is provided.
HANDBRAKE COMPENSATING LEVER
Alpine Series
Ill
and Early
Rapier Series IV Models (Fig. 25)
A new type handbrake compensating lever is
mounted on the rear axle in a central position.
The compensating lever consists of a downward
pointing lever pivoting In a bracket welded onto
the rear face of the differential casing.
The lower end of the compensating lever accom­
modates the end of the outer casing from the
driver's handbrake lever, while the inner cable
passes through the compensating lever and runs
parallel with the axle casing to one brake assembly.
The compensating lever also accommodates the
inner end of a short cable from the opposite rear
brake assembly.
When the handbrake is correctly adjusted and fully
released the compensating lever should be inclined
5
°
towards the short cable side, i.e., the driver's
side of the car.
Adjusting handbrake (Fig. 25)
Adjustment of the rear brake shoes will auto­
matically adjust the handbrake and when the hand­
brake operation is correct there is four to six clicks
of handbrake lever travel before the rear wheels
are fully locked.
If, with the rear brakes in correct adjustment,
excessive handbrake lever travel is still experienced,
adjust the length of the long and short handbrake
cables as follows:-
I. Chock the front wheels, release the handbrake
and jack up the rear of the car.
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Fig.
25. Compensating lever assembly mounted on the rear
axle; note the 5 °
inclination of the compensating lever towards
the side having the short cable. Right-hand drive shown, left·
hand drive symmetrically opposite
In some instances an extension /ever (Fig. 26) may be fitted
between the lever '(I) and the handbrake cable forkend (2).
WHEEL CYLINDER LEVER 4. INNER CABLE
2. FORK END 5. OUTER CASING
3. LOCKNUT 6. SHORT CABLE
2 . Lock both rear wheels by rotating the rear
brake shoe adjusters fully clockwise.
3. Detach the inner cable (4) of the long hand­
brake cable from the wheel cylinder lever (I)
by discarding the split pin, removing the plain
and spring washers and withdrawing the clevis
pin from the cable fork-end (2).
4. Apply light pressure to the compensating lever
to tighten the short cable (6); when It is
observed that the compensating lever 1-s not
inclined 5
°
towards the short cable side, detach
the short cable (6) from the wheel cylinder
lever (I) by discarding the split pin, removing
the plain and spring washers and withdrawing
the clevis pin from the cable fork-end (2).
Adjust the length of the short cable (6) by
slackening off the locknut (3) and screwing the
cable fork-end in or out to shorten or lengthen
the cable respectively and retighten the lock­
nut. Refit the cable fork-end (2) to the wheel
cylinder lever (I) by reversing the removal
sequence and using a new split pin.