34 41 250 Removing and installing/replacing expander lock for handbrake shoes

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Special tools required:

32 1 030

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove Handbrake Shoes

After completing work:

Adjust Handbrake

Lock adjuster unit (ASZE).

Using special tool 32 1 030, press stop (1) of adjusting spring back to such an extent that retaining hook (2) engages in stop (1).

Fig 1: Identifying Special Tool (32 1 030), Retaining Hook And Stop

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Pull expander lock (1) forwards, disconnect handbrake Bowden cable (2) and remove expander lock.

Fig 2: Identifying Handbrake Bowden Cable And Expander Lock

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