| 摘要 |
End portion (17) of wear adjuster strut (10) for a drum brake is received in inwardly opening slots (19, 20) in brake shoe web (12a) and parking brake lever (11). End portion (17) is flattened forming sidewalls (23, 24), betwee n which are channels (21, 22) that accommodate upper and lower edges of slot opening (19) in lever (11), thus trapping strut end (17) from lateral motion j with respect to lever (11). Cantilevered spring arm (29), which is clipped t o strut (10) at (30), biases lever (11) and shoe (12) together. During brake assembly, strut (10) can be swung into slots (19, 20) after the shoe have be en fitted to the backing plate.
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