Specifications

MAINTENANCE
AD JUST TRANSMISSION BRAKE (Handbrake)
6. Fit the clevis pin, washer and a NEW split pin.
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2.
3.
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7. Slacken the adjuster 1 or 2 notches until handbrake
shoes just clear the drum.
8. Apply the handbrake gradually. The drum should
still rotate
on the first ratchet and start to come on
at the second ratchet.
Set the vehicle
on level ground and chock the
wheels.
Release
the handbrake fully.
Remove
the clevis pin connecting the handbrake
lever to the relay at the gearbox end.
CAUTION: DO NOT over adjust the handbrake, the
drum must be free to rotate when the handbrake
is
released, otherwise serious damage will result.
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DRAIN FLYWHEEL HOUSING
1. The flywheel housing can be completely scaled to
exclude mud and water under severe wading
conditions, by means
of a plug fitted in the bottom
of the housing.
2. The plug should only be fitted when the vehicle is
expected
to do wading or very muddy work.
3. When the plug is in use it must be removed
periodically and all
oil allowed to drain off before
the plug is replaccd
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4. Turn the adjuster on the back plate clockwise until
the shoes are fully expanded against the drum,
Illustration
A. 4 - cylinder vehicles.
if - F &/
Illustration B. V8 vehicles.
5. Adjust the outer sheath of the handbrake cable by
means of the two
locknuts at the gearbox end until
the holes
in the clevis on the inner cable line up
with the hole in the relay lever.
ST1074M
4. When plug is not in use it should be stowed as
follows:
4 cylinder models - in tool kit
V8 - screwed into housing near drain hole.
ST 1012M
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