Motor Trike GL1800 SPYDER / 2+2 Service Manual page 53

Trike. The adjusting screw assemblies must be installed on the correct side for proper brake
adjustment.
18. Place the cable hook into the hole in the adjusting lever from the backing plate side. The
adjusting levers are stamped with an R (right) or an L (left) to indicate their installation on the
right or left hand brake assembly.
19. Position the hooked end of the adjuster spring completely into the large hole in the primary shoe
web. Connect the loop end of the spring to the adjuster lever hole.
20. Pull the adjuster lever, cable and automatic adjuster spring down toward the rear to engage the
pivot hook in the large hole in the secondary shoe web.
21. Make sure the upper ends of the brake shoes are seated against the anchor pin, and the shoes
are centered on the backing plate.
22. After installation, check the action of the adjuster by pulling the section of the cable between the
cable guide, and the adjusting lever toward the secondary shoe web far enough to lift the lever
past a tooth on the adjusting screw star-wheel. The lever should snap into position behind the
next tooth, and release of the cable should cause the adjuster spring to return the lever to its
original position. This return action of the lever will turn the adjusting screw star-wheel one
tooth. The lever should contact the adjusting screw star-wheel one tooth above the center line of
the adjusting screw.
Fig. 19: Exploded view
of a typical brake
adjuster assembly.