Refit
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer 200/400 Coupé, Cabriolet & Tourer Workshop Manual
- Section
- Repairs › Refit
BrakesRefit
- Release handbrake cable from brake shoe lever.
- Manoeuvre shoe assembly around wheel cylinder and remove shoe assembly.
- Unscrew pipe union and release brake pipe from wheel cylinder. Plug pipe and cylinder orifices.
- Remove 2 bolts, wheel cylinder to backplate.
- Remove wheel cylinder.
- Remove rubber seal from wheel cylinder.
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- Clean backplate and wheel cylinder mating surfaces.
- Fit new rubber seal to wheel cylinder.
- Align wheel cylinder to backplate. Fit and tighten bolts to 10 Nm.
- Remove plugs from brake pipe and wheel cylinder orifices. Wipe pipe end and union clean.
- Align pipe to wheel cylinder and tighten pipe union.
- Clean brake drum and hub mating face.
CAUTION: Do not clean brake components with an air line. Do not use petroleum – based fluids.
- Fit upper return spring to shoe assemblies.
- Manoeuvre shoe assemblies over wheel cylinder.
- Fit lower return spring.
- Fit retaining pins to brake shoes.
- Fit retaining pin springs.
- Fit handbrake cable to brake lever.
- Apply molycote 111 grease to brake shoe contact points and to springs.
- Position drum to hub and secure with screws. Tighten screws to 7 Nm.
- Bleed brakes, see Adjustments.
- Fit road wheel and tighten nuts to 100 Nm.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
- Operate brake pedal to adjust brakes.
- Check handbrake adjustment, see MAINTENANCE.
FRONT BRAKE DISC
Service Repair No. 70.10.10
Remove
CAUTION: Brake discs must be renewed in pairs. The only time that a disc may be renewd singly is in the first 1000 miles.
- Raise front of vehicle.
WARNING: Support on safety stands.
- Remove road wheel(s).
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