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Adjusting the brake lever free
play
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(b)
(a)
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1. Rubber cover
2. Adjusting bolt
3. Locknut
4. Brake lever free play
The brake lever free play should mea-
sure 10.0–20.0 mm (0.39–0.79 in) as
shown. Periodically check the brake le-
ver free play and, if necessary, adjust it
as follows.
1. Slide the rubber cover back.
2. Loosen the locknut at the brake le-
ver.
3. To increase the brake lever free
play, turn the adjusting bolt in di-
rection (a). To decrease the brake
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lever free play, turn the adjusting
bolt in direction (b).
4. If the specified brake lever free
play could be obtained as de-
scribed above, tighten the locknut
and skip the rest of the procedure,
otherwise proceed as follows.
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5. Fully turn the adjusting bolt at the
brake lever in direction (a) to loos-
en the brake cable.
6. Loosen the locknut at the brake
shoe plate.
7. To increase the brake lever free
play, turn the adjusting nut at the
brake shoe plate in direction (a).
To decrease the brake lever free
play, turn the adjusting nut in direc-
tion (b).
1. Adjusting nut
2. Locknut
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(b)
(a)
8. Tighten the locknut at the brake
shoe plate and at the brake lever.
9. Slide the rubber cover back to its
original position.
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