MAINTENANCE WORK ON CHASSIS AND ENGINE
Adjusting the basic position of the foot brake lever
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Warning
Danger of accidents Brake system failure.
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If there is no free travel on the foot brake lever, pressure builds up on the rear brake circuit. The rear brake can fail due to over-
heating. Adjust free travel on foot brake lever according to specifications.
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Disconnect spring
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Move the foot brake lever back and forth between the end stop and the contact to the
foot brake cylinder piston and check free travel
Guideline
Free travel at foot brake lever
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If the free travel does not meet specifications:
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Adjust the basic position of the foot brake lever.
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Reconnect spring
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x
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Disconnect spring
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Remove screw
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Loosen nut
travel is reached.
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To adjust the basic position of the foot brake lever individually, loosen nut
screw
accordingly.
Info
The range of adjustment is limited.
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Turn ball joint
basic position of the foot brake lever.
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.
.
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and turn it back with ball joint
as required until free travel
.
3... 5 mm (0.12... 0.2 in)
x
(
p. 76)
until the maximum amount of free
is reached. If necessary, adjust the
76
and turn