Harley Davidson Panhead. Service manual (1948-1957 Rigid) - page 4
BRAKES
DISASSEMBLING FRONT BRAKE (Fig. 2G-2)
Remove wheel with brake drum from fork as described in 2C. Spring brake
shoes out and away from side cover (23) at top to free shoes (2 and 4)
and springs (1 and 3) from pivot stud (8) and cam lever (18).
Remove cotter pin (16), cam lever washer (17) from cam lever stud (20).
Disconnect control coil ferrule by loosening clamp nut (10) and
depressing brake hand lever. Slip cam lever assembly off stud. Make
complete disassembly in order shown.
INSPECTION AND SERVICING (Fig. 2G-2)
If linings are worn down to rivet heads, impregnated with grease as a
result of over-greasing wheel hubs, cracked or ridged badly, they must
be replaced. When relining a shoe, start at one end and work to the
other to make linings bear tightly against shoe.
