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MAINTENANCE WORK ON CHASSIS AND ENGINE
Checking the free travel of foot brake lever
9.38
Warning
Danger of accidents Brake system failure.
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If there is no free travel on the foot brake lever, pressure builds up on the rear brake circuit. The rear brake can fail due to over-
heating. Adjust free travel on foot brake lever according to specifications.
Guideline
Screw, front brake caliper
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Remove the fixation of the hand brake lever.
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Move the foot brake lever back and forth between the end stop and the contact to the
foot brake cylinder piston and check free travel
Guideline
Free travel at foot brake lever
Info
You will know that contact has been made with the foot brake cylinder piston
when there is increased resistance when you activate the foot brake lever.
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If the free travel does not meet specifications:
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Adjust the basic position of the foot brake lever.
M10x1.25
45 Nm
(33.2 lbf ft)
.
3... 5 mm (0.12... 0.2 in)
x
(
96
Loctite
®
243™
p. 97)
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