Plate 11. Brake Details And Adjustments - Cadillac 1933 V8 Operator's Manual

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BRAKES
27
F i g .
I
Typical
Front
Brake
Fig.
2
Typical
Rear
Brake
Cam
Lever
Fig.
3
Front
Brake
Adjustment
loosen cam bracket locking nut
and
apply
brakes
firmly
to
centralize
cam bracket.
Tight-'
en nut before releasing
brakes.
ck for equalization
between
right and left,
turn down all four adjusting
nuts same
of turns until pedal
travel
is a p p r o x i -
2 - 1 / 4
inches.
'1-1/6
turns equals
1
pedal
travel).
If equalization
is not O.K., first turn down nuts
until all four brakes
just drag;
then back off
nuts same
number
of turns
to give
proper
pedal
travel.
Recheck
for equalization
and
make further adjustment
if
necessary.
Cam
Lever
Fig.
4
Rear
Brake
Adjustment
•Adjusting Nut
Fig.
5
Cam
Lever
With
Half
of
Casing
Removed
Plate 11. Brake Details and Adjustments

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