Handbrake adjustment: M101/M116-series trailers ...Is there enough "brake" in your trailer's handbrake handbrake Noun a brake in a motor vehicle operated by a hand lever handbrake n → freno de mano handbrake hand n → frein m ? Most small trailer In communications, a code or set of codes that make up the last part of a transmitted message. See trailer label. handbrake adjustments are simple--just turn the handbrake handle clockwise clock·wise adv. & adj. Abbr. cw. In the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock. clockwise Adverb, adj in the direction in which the hands of a clock rotate until the trailer wheels no longer turn when the handbrake is applied. But handbrake adjustments for M 101-and M 116-series trailers are not so simple. You--the operator--can't just turn the handles to adjust the handbrakes. Your favorite mechanic must make the adjustments, using chocks, a jack and a hex-head wrench wrench or spanner Tool, usually operated by hand, for tightening bolts and nuts. A wrench basically consists of a lever with a notch at one or both ends for gripping the bolt or nut so that it can be twisted by a pull at right angles to the axes of the lever . With that in mind, never drive off with your trailer unless you know the brakes will hold. Test 'era. After you hook up to the trailer, apply the handbrakes and move the trailer slightly to sec if the brakes hold the trailer wheels, if they do, go ahead and finish your mission. If the brakes don't hold, call in your mechanic. He's the only one who can put the "brake" back in your handbrakes. |
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