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1949 Dodge Wayfarer,
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1949 Dodge Wayfarer
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1949 Dodge Wayfarer
BRAKE SYSTEM
BRAKE ADJUSTMENT - The hydraulic brakes on your car were engineered to give dependable and efficient service under all conditions. An occasional adjustment to compensate for normal brake lining wear is the only maintenance required until you have driven many thousands of miles when it becomes necessary to reline the brakes. When the pedal on application goes to within an inch f the floor board in making an ordinary stop, see your Dodge dealer for a brake adjustment. Delay in adjusting brakes may prove costly in a sudden emergency stop.
BRAKE RELINING - At high mileages when the brake lining is worn beyond safe operating limits, it will be necessary to reline the brake shoes to provide maximum braking area and to avoid damage to brake drums. The original lining was bonded to the brake shoes by the Cyclebond Process at the factory. No rivets were used to fasten the lining to the brake shoes. This gives you extra lining life and other important advantages. Let your Dodge dealer install MoPar Brake Shoe Facings prepared for bonding when you find that the lining needs replacement.
BRAKE FLUID - It is important that only MoPar Super Brake Fluid be used in the hydraulic braking system of your car. Don't accept substitute brake fluids for refills. Have the level of the brake fluid in the master cylinder checked periodically and whenever brake shoe adjustment is required. Maintain the level of fluid not lower than 1/2 inch below the bottom of the reservoir filler plug opening.
HOW TO MAKE YOUR BRAKES LAST LONGER
- Apply brakes carefully the first few hundred miles of driving or when new linings have been installed
- Avoid sudden stops, as this wears brake linings and tires excessively.
- Anticipate traffic stops so that you can slow down gradually with minimum use of the brakes.
- When stopping on a slippery pavement, apply the brakes gently and intermittently.
- In ordinary driving, apply the brakes in a firm manner. Strong, intermittent use of the brakes is always better than a gentle scrubbing for long periods.
- In hilly country, use a lower gear when descending a long hill. If you still need to brake to hold down your speed, a series of short snubbing actions will prove more effective than keeping the brakes in lightly but constantly.
- See that brake adjustments are made when needed. Delay in adjusting brakes causes unnecessary wear on brake parts.
- Inspect the linings for wear after the third or fourth brake adjustment and remove all dust and dirt from the drums and brake shoe mechanisms.