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M
THE
BRAKING
SYSTEM
Fig. M.8
When replacing
a
/rand
brake jrictio11 pod
place the
le"r
against
the
inner carrier
in
the position
sho-..
·
n.
Hold the lockmtt
against
the trunnion and
screw
in the
adjuster bolt three
or
Jour
threads
Raise the rear
of
the
ear-making
certain that
the
front
wheels
are
suitably
blocked
to
prevent the car running
forward-and
remove both rear
wheels.
The hand
brake
lever
should be
in
the fully off position whilst
the adjust·
ments are
made.
Slacken the
brass
adjuster nut fitted to the relay lever
(located
beside
the front
universal joint o
n the
propeller
shaft)
so that
the operating cable hangs
loosely.
lighten
each
adjuster
bolt
until the
pads 'nip' the
brake disc.
Screw
up the brass
adjuster
nut on
the
relay
lever
until all slackness is
taken up, ensu
ring
that there
is no preload
on the linkage.
Set !he clearance between the pads and the brake disc
by
unscrewing each adjuster boll
approximately
one-third
or
a
tum.
Make
sure
that the discs
rotale freely.
Section
M.l 5
REMOVI
NG
THE
HA.1'110
BRAKE
CABLE
Unscrew
and remo•e
the adjuster nul; withdraw
the
end
of
the cable from the lower end
of
the le\·er and
remove the
spring.
Disconnect
the
clips securing
the
cable assembly
to
the
body.
Remove the clevis pins from the Ieven
on the
wheel
brake
units.
Unscrew
tbe
t"·o
nuts
on
the axle
balance
lever;
separate
the
two hah·es
of
the lever and remO\'e the cable
and
trunnion.
M
.8
Section
M.16
R£.'\10VINC
A
BRAKE
DISC
Remove
the
brake unit as derailed
in
Section
M
.7
and
v.ilhdraw
the
hub by the
method
described in
Section
K
.6
(front) or Section
H
.2
(rear).
The rear disc
is
scparaled from
the
bub by removing
the four securing nuts and
washers.
The rront disc
is
secured
to the hub by
four
set
bolts with spring washers,
and
after
removing
these
the two
components
may
be
separated.
Section
M.17
REPLACI
NG A
BRAKE
DISC
Assemble
the
brake
disc
to
the
hub
by
a reversal
of
the
instructions
given
in Section M
.
J6
and
fit
the assembly
to the
vehicle.
Check the disc for
true rotation
by
clamping
a dial
indicator
to
a suitable fixed point
on t..e
vehicle with the
needle pad
bearing
on
the face of tbe disc.
Run-our must
nor
exceed
·006
in.
(·152
mm.),
and
in tbe
event of
tbe
value being exceeded
the components
should
be
examined
for
damage and, if
necessary,
renewed.
Replace
the
brake unit as
detailed
in Section
M
.IO.
Section M .18
FLEXIBLE
HOSES
T
he Ocxible
pipes
must show
no signs of
deterioration
or damage and the bores should be cleared with a jet or
Fig.
M.9
TM arrow indicotts the brass
adjust~r
nut
filt~d
to the
cable relay le"r
MOA (Twin
Cam).
ls•ue 3. 27765
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