Chery A18. Manual — part 100

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Section 3 Disassembly and assembly of rear brake assembly

1. Assembly diagram of rear wheel brake

1-Half axle 2-Rear brake 3-Bolt 4-Bearing unit of rear wheel hub

5-Spacer 6-Brake drum 7-Nut 8-End housing

2. Preparation

Tools: Ratchet wheel, ratchet pole, 8#, 13#, 15#, 20# sleeve, 13#, 14#, 17#, 19# box wrench, jaw vice, torque

wrench, flatheaded screwdriver.

Supplementary materials: Brake fluid

3. Precautions

3.1

Please wear necessary appliances for labor protection to avoid of accident.

3.2

Brake fluid is poisonous liquid, in case that contacts it with skin or eye in careless, please clean with lots of

water, if necessary take medical treatment in time.

3.3

Dumped brake fluid should be loaded into container. Do not empty it into water drain or pile up with

consumption residues.

3.4

Do not tread the brake pedal and move the vehicle during working of disassembly and assembly.

3.5

Never bring friction wafer or friction disk in contact with material of fat liquor style, it can reduce brake

performance.

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4. Disassembling step

4.1

Disassemble rear wheel (refer to disassembling step

of front wheel).

4.2

Shake brake drum and take it down.

4.3

Observe structure of rear brake

4.4

Disassemble backstay cable of manual brake with

calipers.

4.5

Disassemble upper reposition tension spring with

calipers

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4.6

Disassemble lower reposition tension spring with

calipers.

4.7

Press spring leaf of localized slide rod of brake shoe

with hands (wear glove) and rotate clockwise or

anticlockwise for 90°, disassemble localized slide

rods of the two brake shoes.

4.8

Take out two brake shoes.

4.9

Take down tension spring and disassemble brake

shoe.

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4.10 In case that condition of “rear brake is too tight” is

found during running, please adjust pusher length:

Rotate clockwise to eliminate friction.

4.11 Disassemble bolts on these three positions shown in

figure with 10# box wrench.

4.12 Take down brake wheel cylinder and check if it is in

good condition.

4.13 If it is necessary to check bearing of brake drum,

please disassemble jam nut shown in figure with 30#

sleeve and torque wrench and take down bearing of

brake drum.

Moment of force: 230-260 N.m

5. Assembling step