[Mgs] (no subject)

[Paul Hunt]

The shoes are adjusted at each back-plate - the threaded stud with the 
square end sticking out, near the top.  That affects both foot and 
hand-brake.  When you have that adjusted correctly you will feel and hear a 
little rubbing but it shouldn't drag.  But the final arbiter is what it does 
when driving.  Feel the drums after a couple of miles of free running (i.e. 
not heavy braking) and they may well feel a little warm but not be hot.  If 
hot back them off one flat.  When they are right the handbrake cable is 
adjusted by the special nut on the stud under the tunnel right by the cabin 
lever.  Whilst you can alter the handbrake adjustment without having done 
the shoes first, it will cause problems later when the shoes *are* adjusted, 
unless the mechanic knows you have done that and backed the handbrake 
adjustment off again.  But unless you need to do hill starts in the few 
blocks, the handbrake wouldn't normally be used except at either end.

PaulH.

----- Original Message ----- 
> it is the part i'm adjusting that i'm not sure about. the wording in the
> book is not clear to me.