Triumph TR6 User Manual

REGULAR
MAINTENANCE
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l. Apply the handbrake, jack
up
the
front
of
the car
and
remove
the
front
road
wheels.
2. Release
the retaining
clips
(1)
and remove
the pad retaining
pins
(2).
3. Lift the friction
pads
(3)
and
the
anti-squeal
plates
(4)
from
the
caliper.
IMPORTANT. Do
not
depress the
brake
pedal with
the pads
removed.
4. Cloan
the
exposed
faces
of the
pistons
and
the recesses
into
which the
pads
fit, then
carefully push the
pistons back into
the
calipers.
NOTE. This
action will
displace fluid
back into
the master
cylinder
reservoir.
To
prevent over-flowing,
syphon
off
surplus
fluid.
5. Fit the
brake
pads
and anti-squeal
plates, ensuring that
the
arrows on
the plates
are
pointing in
the direction
of wheel
rotation.
6. Insert
the pad retaining
pins and secure
them with
the
spring
clips.
7.
Pump the
brake
pedal several
times to
adjust the brakes
and
check
the level
of
fluid
in the reservoir.
8.
Replace
the front
wheels
and remove the
jack.
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Rear Brakes-Adjusting
(Fig.
82)
Each
rear brake
is
provided
with
an
adjuster
which
is
accer
sible when
the rear
road wheel
is
removed.
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To
adjust
the
shoer
turn
the
adjuster
clockrvise
until
the
shoes
are hard
against
rN
drum, then
slacken
the
adjuster
by one
notch increments
un:l
the
drun'r is free to
rotate.
Handbrake-.{djusting (Fig.
83)
The handbrake
is
automatically
adjusted
when
the rear
drux
brakes
are adjusted: however,
remove
slackness,
accruing in rlr
cables by the follori'ing
procedure:
1. Release
the handbrake,
chock the front
wheels,
jack
up
thc
rear of the
car
and remove the rear
road
wheels.
2. Detach
the fork
end
(1)
from
the lever
(2)
by
removing
thr
clevis pin
(3t
ghich
is
secured
by
a
split
pin.
3. Adjust
the
brake
shoes hard
against
the drum.
4. Slacken the
locknut
(4)
and turn
the fork-end
clockwjse
r:=
reduce the effective length
of the
cable.
5. Adjust both
cables equally
until the
clevis
pins can be inserre:
without
tension
on the
handbrake
cables
or the backpla::
ler.ers.
6. Slacken
the
ad.iuster until
the
drums
are
free
to
rotate.
7.
Tighten
the locknut
and replace
the fork-end,
clevis
pi:
split
pin and washer. Apply
a
little
grease
around the
for,
ends,
replace
wheels
and
remove
the
jack.
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Triumph TR6 Specifications

General

Brand	Triumph
Model	TR6
Category	Automobile
Language	English