BR-17A
If the emergency/parking brake system is adjusted too
tight when the lever is in the down position, overheat-
ing of the brake system will occur due to drag between
brake pads and brake discs.
Adjusting the Emergency/Parking Brake
1. Ensure the parking brake lever is fully down.
2. Locate the 850-72 Parking Brake Adjustment Bracket at-
tached to the top of the transmission. Figure 7-20. Adjust
to remove any slack in the cable that may be present be-
tween the brake lever, and the brake cams at the emer-
gency/parking brake calipers. This may require physically
pulling down on the equalizer flat bar to ensure all slack is
eliminated. See Figure 7-21.
Figure 7-20. Location of Bracket
Figure 7-21. Equalizer Flat Bar.
3. Adjust the cable at the transmission until the cam levers
are actually starting to pre-load the return springs, and
the cam lever actuation pin on the caliper is centered in
the “v-grove” of the cam. Figure 7-22.
Figure 7-22. "V-Groove" of the Cam.
4. Using a 0.004" feeler gauge or a piece of regular photo
copy paper (such as a piece cut from these instructions),
slip it between the emergency/parking brake pad and
brake disc. Ensure that you push the opposite side pad up
against the brake disc before setting this gap.
5. Slowly hand tighten the castle nut until the feeler gauge
(or piece of paper), becomes snug between the pad and
brake disc.
6. Back off the castle just enough for a new cotter pin to be
installed. The feeler gauge (or piece of paper), should pull
out at this point with just the slightest bit of resistance.
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