SECTION6—WHEELBRAKEASSEMBLIES
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WheelBrakeAssemblies
DANGER
•SeeGeneralWarningsonpage1-2.
WARNING
•SeeGeneralWarningsonpage1-2.
AsbestosDustWarning
•Someaftermarketbrakeshoescontainasbestosber,andasbestosdustiscreatedwhenthesebrake
mechanismsarehandled.Wearapprovedeyeandrespiratoryprotectionwhendisassemblingand
cleaningbrakemechanisms.Inhalationofasbestoscouldresultinseverepersonalinjuryordeath.Do
notusecompressedairoraerosolspraystocleanthebrakemechanism.Cleanbrakemechanism
usingthenegativepressureenclosure/hepavacuumsystemorlowpressure/wetcleaningmethodper
OSHA/29CFR-1910.1001.
GENERALINFORMATION
TheVillager2vehicleisequippedwithself-adjusting,mechanically-expandingshoe,drumbrakesoneachrearwheel.
BRAKESHOEREMOVAL
SeeGeneralWarningsonpage1-2.SeealsoAsbestosDustWarningonpage6-1.
1.ElectricVehicle:Disconnectthebatteriesanddischargethecontroller.SeeDisconnectingtheBatteries–
ElectricVehiclesonpage1-4.GasolineVehicle:Disconnectbatteryandsparkplugwire(s).
SeeDisconnectingtheBattery-GasolineVehiclesonpage1-3.
2.Placechocksatthefrontwheels.Loosen,butdonotremove,lugnutsonrearwheelsandlifttherearofthe
vehiclewithachainhoistoroorjack.Placejackstandsundertheaxletubestosupportthevehicle.See
WARNING“Liftonlyoneend...”inGeneralWarningsonpage1-2.
3.Gainaccesstothepedalgroupbyremovingtheoormatandaccesspanel.SeePedalGroupRemoval
onpage5-1.
4.Loosenthetwojamnuts(1and3)oneithersideofturnbuckle(2)(Figure6-1,Page6-2).Notethattheforward
jamnut(1)isaleft-handthread.Threadeachnutapproximately1/2inch(12.7mm)awayfromtheturnbuckle.
5.Loosenturnbuckle(2)toreleasetensionontheequalizerbracket(4)thatpullsontheheadsofthebrakecables.
6.Removetherearwheelsandthenthebrakedrums.Ifthebrakedrumswereeasilyremoved,proceedtostep8.
CAUTION
•Wornordamagedbrakedrumscannotbemachinedtorenishthem.Replaceasnecessary.
NOTE:Whenservicingvehicleswithseverelywornbrakeshoesandwhenthedrumscannotberemovedbynormal
methods,proceedtostep7tominimizedamagetothebrakeclusterandbrakecomponents.
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