PRONAR PT512 Operator's Manual page 110

Pronar PT512
Insert pins and new cotter pins.
Adjust the tension of parking brake cable.
After first engagement of the brake, check if cable tension is correct. Adjust if
necessary.
FIGURE 5.6 Mounting the brake cable clamps
Adjustment of parking brake cable tension
Hitch the trailer to a tractor. Park the trailer and a tractor on level surface.
Insert the chocks under the trailer's wheel.
Unscrew maximally the bolt of brake mechanism (1) – figure (5.5)
(counterclockwise) .
Loosen nuts of parking brake cable clamps (2).
Pull the cable and tighten the clamps.
Adjustment of parking brake cable tension should be performed in the following cases:
• if the cable is stretched,
• clamps of parking brake cable are loosened,
• after adjustment of drive axle brake,
• after repair on drive axle brake system,
• after repair on parking brake system.
Before adjustment ensure that drive axle brake is correctly adjusted and operates properly.
Length of parking brake cable should be selected so that these cables
were loose and hang down (1 – 2 cm) when the working and parking
brakes are released.
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