Rear Brake Adjustment; Brake Pedal Adjustment; Rims And Spokes - Matchless G3L Maintenance Manual

REAR BRAKE ADJUSTMENT

Major adjustment of the rear brake shoes is made on the brake thrust pins, by fitting
packing washers under the pins, as already described.
Minor adjustment of the rear brake shoes is made by altering the position, on the brake
rod, of the knurled adjusting nut.
the rear brake.
Adjust rear brake by :
Place machine on centre stand if spring frame, otherwise on rear stand.
Screw further on the brake rod the knurled adjusting nut t i l l , by rotating the wheel,
it can be felt the brake shoes are just touching the brake drum.
Then unscrew the adjusting nut two complete turns.
locked in position in virtue of the two projecting noses on it engaging in accommodating
slots cut in the clip which connects the brake rod and brake expander lever and being
retained in that position by the spring which encircles the rear end of the brake rod.)

BRAKE PEDAL ADJUSTMENT

The position of the rear brake pedal can be adjusted within narrow limits. This Is dona
by means of a bolt screwed into the heel of the pedal.
a nut.
The best position, for normal use, is to position the pedal so that, when the brake is
" off," it is just clear of the under-side of the footrest arm.
After altering the adjustment of the brake pedal, rear brake adjustment should be checked.
Illustration 27
Showing brake rod adjust-
ment exhausted, indicat-
ing brake shoe thrust pin
adjustment is essential.
(RIGID FRAME

RIMS AND SPOKES

The front and rear rims are each drilled for forty spokes, but owing to differing spoke
angularity are not interchangeable.
Screw the nut further on the rod to " take up "
MODELS)
(The adjusting nut is automatically
The adjusting bolt is locked by
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