5-11. Assembly of the Brake Hand Lever
anvil portion of a large vise. Expand and flatten the
Assembly
rivet head, being careful not to tighten the rivet so
that the latch is bound. Slide the pawl into position
Place the latch spring on its projection in the shaft
so that the notch is under the latch, the point is
and insert the latch into the shaft so that the spring
down, and the screw hole lines up with the
is positioned properly and the rivet holes of the
corresponding hole in the shaft. Insert the hexagon
shaft and latch are in line. Insert a new rivet
head capscrew through the shaft and pawl and
through the rivet holes. Hold the assembly so that
assemble and tighten the hexagon safety nut.
the rivet head rests on a solid support such as the
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