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TM 10-3930-644-14&P
BRAKE SYSTEM
TOPIC 1. BRAKES
A. DESCRIPTION
The tops of the brake shoes move freely in a brake wear
plate while the bottoms of the shoes transfer movement
The hydraulic brakes are the type referred to as "semi-
from the hydraulic wheel cylinders. (See Figure 1.)
floating, self-centering," and are specially designed for
lift truck applications.
The hydraulic brake system
No manual adjustment of the brake shoes is required as
consists of a mechanically activated hydraulic master
the system incorporates self adjusting brakes through
cylinder  with  heavy  duty  brake  lines  transmitting
use of a friction operated link assembly in each wheel.
hydraulic pressure to brake wheel cylinders located
(See Figure 2.) The friction In the link assembly is great
between the brake shoes of each drive wheel.  The
enough to prevent the shoe return springs from
double ended wheel cylinders have links extending from
collapsing the link, but not great enough to prevent the
each side of the cylinder which transmit the movement
brake pedal pressure from expanding it.  The Link
from the wheel cylinders to the brake shoes.
assemblies are
Figure 1. Hydraulic Brake System
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