Dnepr MT9 - Page 26

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Trouble
Front wheel fails to be
braked
Brak es h eating
Cause
2. Brake shoe linings grea-
sy or dirty
3. Brake shoe linings worn
I. Same as for the rear
brake
2. Cable broken where it
was so ldered to end piece, or
cab le and sheath damaged
l. No free travel of re ar
brake pedal or of fr ont brake
l ever, as a r esult, brake shoes
are constantly pressed to
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drum
2. Expansion cam pin seiz-
ed due to belated lubrication,
and shoes rema i ning pressed
to brake drum
Symptoms :~nd fault lra cing
2. After performing adjust-
ment according to step 1, l1 1c
brake shoes slip
3. Same
I. Sam e as for the rear
brake
2. Try out by pressing the
brake l eve r on h andleba r to
the full
extent, check whether
l ever moves on brak e cover.
lf it
does not. r emove the
cable
l. Place the motorcycle on
a
suppor t and check the wheel
for proper rotation without
pressing down brake pedal
and l ever
2. Cam stuck in position
corresponding to braking an d
refuses to return to norm al
position
Continued
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2. RemO\·e the wheel, wash
brake shoes with petrol and
wipe them dry. If linings be-
come greasy again, check the
amount and quality of o il in
reverse gear, a I so check the
gland for good condition
3. Repair the shoes. Repla-
ce the linings or brake shoe
assembly
I. Reduce free travel of bra-
l\e l eve r on the handl ebar hy
using the adjusting screw and
cone
2. If cab le is brok en at (he
point of soldering, so lder it
after first sepa r ating the cab-
le e nds so as to form a fas-
cicle.
Replace broken cable or
damaged sil'eath
I. Adjust the cl earance bet-
ween bral<e shoes and drum
2. Lubricate. If this docs
not help, remove the wheel, ex-
tract expans ion cam, wash
and, if necessary, trim it