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CHANGING THE FRONT BRAKE SHOES
2
Fig.
3
4248
-
Use
tool
Ref. 20837 R (Fig. 3)
to
push
each piston
to
the
bo ttom
of
its bore.
-
Use
templ
ate
R
ef.
21640 C
(Fi
9.
4)
to check
Ji rectional
setting
of
each piston,
-
If
necessary,
use
pliers
Ref.
20839
T to
set
pi
s tons
in correct directional
pos
ition.
- Fit
new brake
shoes in position.
-Insert brake shoe
upper
retainin9
pin,
then
place
o~e
end of
the cross-
shap
ed
spring in
posi
tion
under
thi£ pi
n.
- Press
on
ot
her
end of
cross-
shaped spring
,
th
en
insert
lowe:
pin.
-
Fit call
I
per
shee
t
met;\l
sp
1
ash
shield.
• Set
vehi
cle on
its wheels.
Tioh
ten
wheels.
Fig. 4
4249
- Pres
s
several
times
on
brake
pedal
to
bring
shoes
closer
to
rl
isc until
pl
ay
is reduced
to
funct ional
c
1
earance value.
Im
po rtant
notes:
for the
replacemen
t
of
brake
sho
es
,
operators,
if
jus
tified
by
the
deg
r
ee
of
wear,
are
arlvi sed
to rep 1
ace a 11 brake shoe assemblies
.
In any case, if only
f ron
t
w heel
or
rear
w
h
e~
brake
shoes
ar
e be
ing repl acerl, d
is
imp
er;1
t1ve
tha
t
the
brake
shoes of a
complete
axle
should be
replacerl,
and
this
always
with
linings of
t
he
same type.
O
n
the oth
er
hand
,
new
brake shoes
reach their full
efficiency only after
running-
in
(between
150
and
250
km).
It wi
11
be found usel ess to
brake
violently
and
repeatedly
to
r
educ
e
this running-
in
period;
on the
contl'ary, thi
s
pr
oc
ess
is
likely
to
impair
effi
cienc
y
as
a
result
of
ahnormal
over-
heating.
CHRYSLER
160- 160 ' ' - 180
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