Front Brake Adjustment; Rear Brake Adjustment - Honda C50 Shop Manual

6. 7 PERIODICAL ADJUST ~ 'T
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oil wil l ca use the chain links to bind .
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D. BRAKE ADJUSTMENT
Brakes are the lif e-line of t he r id er , t herefore, do
not neg lect to perform the periodic inspection, daily
inspection and pr e- riding inspection.
1. FRONT BRAKE ADJUSTMENT
1. Lever free p lay
a. The fr ee p lay of the b rake leve r , that is, t he
distance between the norma l attitude and t he
point where t he brake starts to take ho ld
should be 2 - 3cm 10.73 - 1. 12 inl. (Fig.
6- 35}
b . Ad justment is made by the ad justing nut.
(Fig .
6- 36}
Turn t o t he rig ht t o decrease the free play .
Turn t o the left to increase the free p lay.
2. REAR BRAKE ADJUSTMENT
1. Peda l free p lay
a. The free p lay of the brake pedal, that is t he
distance between the norma l attitude and the
point where t he b rake sta rts to take ho ld sho uld
be 2-3cm. (0.78 -1 .12 inl. (Fig.
6- 37}
b . Adjustment is made by the ad justing nut.
(Fig.
6- 38}
Turn to the right to decrease peda l play.
Turn to the left t o increase pedal ploy.
c. When t he braking st roke i s sma ll, t he fo llowing
condition is apparent.
I l l Too sma ll a c learance between brake pane l
and shoe.
(21 Loss of tension in the brake spring.
!31 Brake lining damaged due to overh eati ng.
Figure
6~35 .
Free play of front b rake lever
Figure 6- 36. Adjusting front brake lever
Figu re 6- 37. Free ploy o f brake pe a
Figure 6-38.
Po·
s·;ng rear bra e
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