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12.3 Spring Brake removal
WARNING!
wheels to ensure that the vehicle cannot
roll away, before releasing the park brake.
Release the parking brake, move the Hand Control
Valve to the ‘run’ position.
Screw-out Release Bolt (arrow) with a maximum tor-
que of 26 ft. lbs. (35Nm).
Release air from brake, move Hand Control Valve to
‘park’ position.
Mark the hoses to assist with re-connection, then
disconnect them from the Spring Brake Actuator (18/1).
Unscrew the Spring Brake Actuator Mounting Nuts (do
not re-use).
Remove the Spring Brake Actuator.
18/1
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12.4 Spring Brake Installation
IMPORTANT!
New Spring Brake Actuators (18/1) have drain plugs
installed. Remove the bottom plug (see arrows).
All other drain holes should be plugged.
Before fitting the new Brake Actuator, the sealing
surfaces of the Caliper have to be cleaned, and the
Spherical Cup (19) in the Lever must be greased with
white Grease RENOLIT HLT2 (Order no II14525)
The surface area of the flange must be clean.
IMPORTANT!
Do not use grease containing
molybdenum disulphate.
Use only Bendix Actuators
recommended by the
Vehicle Manufacturer.
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IMPORTANT!
On Radial Disc Brakes the Drain Plugs in
the bottom of the Cylinder Flange must
be open.
Before starting repair work, block the
See Page 36 for full Safety Guidelines.
