Drum Brakes - Jeep 1979 CJ-5 Technical & Service Manual

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Presetting Brakeshoe-Te-Drvin Clearaiie

It is not necessary to remove the front calipers for

brakelining inspection. The outboard lining can be

viewed from either end of the caliper and the inboard

lining can be viewed through the inspection port in the

caliper body (fig. 2G-7). The lining should be replaced

when it has worn to the approximate thickness of. the

metal brakeshoe.

C A L I P E R

S U P P O R T

Caliper Inspection Port

N O T E : The disc brakes hoes used on Cherokee, Wagon-

eer and Truck models have a wear sensor attached to the

inboard brakeshoe. When the lining wears

sufficiently,

the sensor contacts

the rotor making a high pitched

noise to warn the driver that replacement is necessary.

Inspect the rear drum brakelining whenever the rear

wheels and drums are removed or at the intervals speci-

fied in the Mechanical Maintenance Schedule. Bonded

linings should be replaced whenever the lining has worn

to a thickness of 1/16 inch (1.58 mm) or less. Riveted

linings should be replaced whenever the lining has worn

to within 1/32 inch (0.79 mm) of the rivet heads.

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Adjusting Brum Brakes Manually

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