14.1.2. Adjustment of a lay brake

Adjustment of a lay brake in cars with drum-type brakes is spent by nuts on the end of the lever of inclusion of a lay brake in car salon. The lay brake should be regulated only after replacement of its cables. Adjustment is necessary for spending in a following order:

- To release the lever of a lay brake;

Fig. 310. Installation of the lever and cables of a lay brake: 1 — the lever of a lay brake; 2 — the lever handle; 3 — a decorative overlay of the lever; 4 — шестигранные nuts; 5 — the equalizer; 6 — an adjusting nut; 7 — cables of a lay brake; 8 — a counternut

- To displace forward over the lever of a lay brake a decorative top overlay 3 (fig. 310 see) and to lower it downwards. Access to both cables of a lay brake Thus will open;

- To press once against the stop a brake pedal;

- To tighten the lever of a lay brake on four clicks (tooth);

Fig. 287. Nuts for adjustment of cables of a lay brake

Fig. 288. An arrangement of adjusting nuts of a lay brake

- In regular intervals to tighten the adjusting nuts specified in fig. 287 until begins possible to turn a hand both back wheels (raised over the earth). The adjusting nut is on the bottom party of the lever of a lay brake (fig. 288);

- To release the lever of a lay brake and to check up free rotation of wheels.