Checking The Shoe Wear - APRILIA SCARABEO 100 - 1999 Manual

WARNING
The brakes are the parts that most en-
sure your safety and for this reason
they must always be perfectly working.
For any doubt regarding the perfect
functioning of the braking system and
in case you are not able to carry out the
usual checking operations, contact
your Official Dealer.
ADJUSTING THE BRAKE
N
Measure the distance covered by the le-
ver before the brake starts it braking ac-
tion. The idle stroke at the end of the
brake lever must be about 10 mm.
To adjust the clearance, proceed as follows:
N
Act on the adjuster (1).
N
Put on the brake repeatedly and make
sure that the wheel turns freely after the
brake has been released.
N
Check the braking efficiency.
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If the adjuster (1) can be screwed up
completely, this means that the brake
shoes are worn out.
In this case, see p. 55 (CHECKING THE
SHOE WEAR
The fact that the adjuster (1) can be
tightened completely or the indicator (2)
is positioned beyond the reference
tooth (3) indicates that the brake shoes
are worn; in this case, p. 55 (CHECKING
THE SHOE WEAR
NOTE
The heating of the brake shoes
caused by the braking action may modify
the clearance between the friction material
and the drum. For this reason, it is advisa-
ble to check the clearance even with the
shoes at operating temperature.
CAUTION
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N
Carry out a trial run operating the rear
brake two or three times.
WARNING
Carry out this check with the engine at
rest.
N
Park the vehicle, see p. 41 (PARKING).
N
Make sure that the wheel turns freely.
If necessary:
WARNING
When the engine is hot, be careful not
to burn yourself while carrying out the
following operations.
N
Loosen the adjuster (1), making sure that
the wheel turns freely.
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