Rear Brakes - Adjusting; Handbrake - Adjusting - Triumph TR6 Handbook

R E G U L A R M A I N T E N A N C E
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l. Apply the handbrake, jack up the front of the car and remove
the front road wheels.
2. Release the retaining clips (1) and remove the pad retaining
pins (2).
3. Lift the friction pads (3) and the anti-squeal plates (4) from
the caliper.
IMPORTANT. Do not depress the brake pedal with the pads
removed.
4. Cloan the exposed faces of the pistons and the recesses into
which the pads fit, then carefully push the pistons back into
the calipers.
NOTE. This action will displace fluid back into the master
cylinder reservoir. To prevent over-flowing, syphon off
surplus fluid.
5. Fit the brake pads and anti-squeal plates, ensuring that the
arrows on the plates are pointing in the direction of wheel
rotation.
6. Insert the pad retaining pins and secure them with the spring
clips.
7. Pump the brake pedal several times to adjust the brakes and
check the level of fluid in the reservoir.
8. Replace the front wheels and remove the jack.
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Rear Brakes-Adjusting (Fig. 82)
Each rear brake is provided with an adjuster which is accer
sible when the rear road wheel is removed.
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To adjust the shoer
turn the adjuster clockrvise until the shoes are hard against rN
drum, then slacken the adjuster by one notch increments un:l
the drun'r is free to rotate.
Handbrake-.{djusting (Fig. 83)
The handbrake is automatically adjusted when the rear drux
brakes are adjusted: however, remove slackness, accruing in rlr
cables by the follori'ing procedure:
1. Release the handbrake, chock the front wheels, jack up thc
rear of the car and remove the rear road wheels.
2. Detach the fork end (1) from the lever (2) by removing thr
clevis pin (3t ghich is secured by a split pin.
3. Adjust the brake shoes hard against the drum.
4. Slacken the locknut (4) and turn the fork-end clockwjse r:=
reduce the effective length of the cable.
5. Adjust both cables equally until the clevis pins can be inserre:
without tension on the handbrake cables or the backpla::
ler.ers.
6. Slacken the ad.iuster until the drums are free to rotate.
7. Tighten the locknut and replace the fork-end, clevis pi:
split pin and washer. Apply a little grease around the for,
ends, replace wheels and remove the jack.
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