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replacing front drum brakes
First make sure that the shoe ad- Trying to loosen the retraction
justing bolts are fully screwed in springs even before they are
(picture 9), this way there is the removed is a hell of a job, usually
least resistance on the retraction resulting in damage. It is much
springs. This can sometimes make easier to leave the pullback
the difference between a difficult springs in place, and loosen the
job and a pleasant day of tinkering. brake shoes themselves first.
When the tension of the retrac-
9 tion springs has disappeared,
you can loosen the brake shoes
without using force (picture 8).
You would think that new brake
Mounting paste parts are already factory fitted
with special grease, but that
This part of the procedure is is not always the case, so you
skipped too much. Because one should check this yourself
does not know this, or wants to before fitting the part.
work too fast, or because one
does not have the special brake Do not use any universal
cylinder mounting paste. oils, greases or brake
fluid but only brake
Wheel brake cylinders must cylinder paste, only
never be mounted dry, every then you are as-
internal part must be lubricated sured of a perfect
with a thin layer of brake cylin- long lasting lubri-
der paste. cation and pro-
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