RUNNING AD JUSTMENTS-Brakes
The following procedure should be followed to correctly adjust
the brakes:
1.
Apply the brakes hard, with the car stationary, to position the shoes
in
the drum, then release brake.
2.
Jack up the car, remove the nave plates and road wheels.
3.
Rotate hub until hole provided in the brake drum coincides with
screwdriver slot in
rnicram adiuster.
4.
Insert a screwdriver and turn the adjuster clockwise
until
the shoe
contacts the brake drum, then
turn
adjuster back one notch. There
is a constant drag on the rear wheels due to the action of the differ-
ential and the axle oil.
Do not confuse this with the brake drag.
5.
Replace wheels and nave plates, then remove jack.
Girling
Brakes (fitted on later models)
The disc brakes, fitted to the front axles, are self-adjusting and should
only need replacing when the shoe pads are reduced to approximately
4"
(3
mm.)
thickness.
Fig.
21A
Front
Assembly.
Fig.
ZIB
Rear Assembly.
Girling Brakes.
The rear brakes are provided with a small adjuster which is positioned
on the backing plate, above the axle case, and easily accessible with the
road wheel removed. To correctly adjust the shoes,
turn
the adjuster
clockwise
until
the shoes are hard against the drum, then slacken off
adjuster by one notch. The general precautionary remarks as mentioned
for the
Lockheed brakes applies
equally to the Girling assemblies.
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SPORTS
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