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Park Brake Hardware Inspection Without Dual Rear Wheel


Object Number: 394650  Size: SH
  1. Visually inspect the park brake hardware for the following:
  2. • Excessive corrosion
    • Excessive stretching
    • Broken components
    • Bent components
    • Twisting or binding
    • Missing components
  3. If any of the conditions listed were found, the park brake hardware requires replacement.

Park Brake Hardware Inspection With Dual Rear Wheel


    Object Number: 2186368  Size: SH
  1. Visually inspect the park brake hold down spring cups (1) for the following conditions:
  2. • Excessive corrosion
    • Bent hold down spring cups
    • Missing hold down spring cups
  3. Visually inspect the park brake hold down springs (2) for the following conditions:
  4. • Excessive corrosion
    • Broken springs
    • Missing springs
  5. Visually inspect the park brake hold down spring pins (3) for the following conditions:
  6. • Excessive corrosion
    • Bent pins
    • Broken pins
    • Missing pins
  7. Visually inspect the park brake return springs (4) (outer and inner) for the following conditions:
  8. • Excessive corrosion
    • Excessive stretching
    • Excessively bent springs
    • Broken springs
    • Incorrect outer and inner spring positioning
      The outer return spring must be installed with the hook ends above the inner return spring hook ends. If the return springs are incorrectly positioned, remove and reposition the outer spring hook ends above the inner return spring hook ends.
    • Missing springs
  9. Visually inspect the park brake actuator (5) for the following conditions:
  10. • Excessive corrosion
    • Bent park brake shoe engagement tabs
    • Broken park brake shoe engagement tabs
    • Bent park brake cable engagement tab
    • Broken park brake cable engagement tab
    • Broken actuator pivot pin
    • Seized actuator
    • Missing actuator
  11. Visually inspect the park brake adjuster spring (6) for the following conditions:
  12. • Excessive corrosion
    • Excessive stretching
    • Excessively bent
    • Broken
    • Missing
  13. If any of the conditions listed were found, the park brake hardware requires repair or replacement.