DAF LF45, LF55 Series. Manual - part 461

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2.16 CHECKING AUTOMATIC DISC BRAKE SLACK ADJUSTER, WABCO MODEL

1.

Place chocks in front of and behind the 

wheels to prevent the vehicle from moving.

2.

Put the parking brake in the driving position.

3.

Remove the wheel.

4.

Remove the covering cap from the slack 

adjuster.

5.

Fit a ring spanner on the hexagonal adjusting 

bolt (7) and turn it anticlockwise (2-3 clicks).

6.

Leave the ring spanner on the adapter and 

depress the brake pedal 5 times at an output 

pressure of 1 bar.

7.

Check that the ring spanner makes a 

clockwise turn every time the pedal is 

depressed. The turns of the ring spanner 

must decrease in line with the clearance.

8.

Place the cap back on the slack adjuster.

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2.17 CHECKING AUTOMATIC DISC BRAKE SLACK ADJUSTER, KNORR MODEL

1.

Place chocks in front of and behind the 

wheels to prevent the vehicle from moving.

2.

Put the parking brake in the driving position.

3.

Remove the wheel.

4.

Remove the covering cap from the slack 

adjuster.

5.

Fit a ring spanner on the adapter and turn the 

hexagonal adjusting bolt together with the 

adapter anti-clockwise (2-3 clicks).

Note:

Never turn the hexagonal adjusting bolt 

without using an adapter. The adapter is a 

torque safety and will break off when the 

torque is too high. Without the use of an 

adapter the mechanics in the brake calliper 

may become damaged when the torque is 

too high, so that replacement of the brake 

calliper may be necessary.

6.

Leave the ring spanner on the adapter and 

depress the brake pedal 5 to 10 times at an 

output pressure of 2 bar.

7.

Check that the ring spanner makes a 

clockwise turn every time the pedal is 

depressed. The turns of the ring spanner 

must decrease in line with the clearance.

8.

After the inspection, lightly grease the 

sealing cap (see "Technical data") and 

replace it on the slack adjuster.

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2.18 INSPECTING BRAKE CALLIPER PLAY, KNORR MODEL

Inspection of the free movement of the brake 

calliper guide over the brake calliper carrier is the 

most important thing. That is why initially a simple 

inspection is carried out on the vehicle of the axial 

movement of the brake calliper when it is fitted.

General inspection
1.

Push and pull the brake calliper back and 

forth several times in the axial direction (A). 

This requires considerable effort.

2.

Check the play of the brake calliper in the 

axial direction (A). See "Technical data".

If the measured play is incorrect or the brake 

calliper cannot be moved along the guide 

bushes, it must be checked in more detail as 

follows.

Inspection of sliding ability
1.

Remove the brake pads.

2.

Turn the thrust pieces back completely using 

the adjusting bolt and the adapter.

3.

Clean the guide bushes where they are 

accessible.

4.

Check whether the brake calliper can be 

moved by hand (so without the use of tools) 

along the full distance (more than 25 mm).

Inspecting guide bush bearing play
1.

Pull the brake calliper as far as possible 

towards the outside of the vehicle (B).

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B

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2.

Push the brake calliper as far as possible 

towards the brake calliper support (C).

3.

Measure the distance "X".

4.

Push the reversed brake calliper as far as 

possible towards the brake calliper 

support (D).

5.

Measure the distance "Y".

6.

Calculate the difference between the 

measured distances, "Y" - "X" (see 

"Technical data").

7.

Fit the brake pads.

X

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C

Y

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D