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A star wheel is a component of a drum-type braking system that "self-adjusts" the clearance of the shoe from the drum when the brakes are applied during reverse motion. Linkage within the brake assembly engages a lever into the star shaped outer portion of a nut on the bolt between the bottom of both shoes. When brakes are applied during reverse travel, excess motion of one of the brake shoes is transferred to the lever rotating the star wheel and decreasing the clearance between shoes and drum.
The star wheel may also be manually rotated through a slot in the backing plate to back the shoes away from the drum for drum removal or to set the shoes close to the drum after replacement.
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Were is the star wheel located on a 2000 Dodge Cummins?
What kind of star wheel or what is it related to.
Who made the first car wheel?
For a wheel to become a car wheel, it has to be to go on a car. So the guy who built the first car wheel must have been working for the guy who built the first car.
What is used on a car for a wheel?
tires is what is used on a car for a wheel.
Is a wheel used in car racing?
Yes, every car has a wheel.
Who invented the car wheel?
The car wheel was directly taken from the wagon drawn by horses and that wheel was taken from the earliest wheel from before the Romans took over what is now Italy. So individual changes in the car wheel may have been invented, the car wheel was not.
What is an example of a wheel?
either a car wheel or a bike wheel.
What is a example of a wheel?
either a car wheel or a bike wheel.
How do you spin the wheel on Movie Star Planet?
Click on the wheel, And you will get your money.
How do you adjust the parking brake on a Jeep Liberty?
Pull the rear rotors,the back side of the rotors has a drum style set of brake shoes, this is the E brake assembly, you will need to clean every thing up and remove shoe (on drum) groove if any, then adjust the star wheel like standard drum style brakes, mine had to be completely replaced @ 50,000 miles. For minor adjustments, the star wheel can be accessed by removing a small rubber cover just below the axle on the rear side of each wheel. To tighten the brake adjustment: chock the wheels, release the parking brake, remove the star wheel cover, and turn the star wheel CCW (from the bottom of wheel towards the upper part of the wheel) with a screwdriver. Tighten each star wheel, then back off one star point. Replace the covers after finished. To test the adjustment, unchock the wheels, pull up parking brake (should go up about 2/3 of total possible travel), place in drive, and check to see if parking brake can hold the car by carefully pushing down on accelerator. The parking brake should keep the car from moving. After this test, park the car on a slight incline, release the brake and place in neutral. The car should roll easily.
What radius of a car wheel is 49cm what is circumference of the wheel?
When the radius of a car wheel is 49 cm what is circumference of the wheel? The circumference is 307.8760800517997 centimeters
What is the tool used to resurface a grinding wheel?
A dressing wheel or Star wheel dressing tool
What does a car wheel barren do?
If you mean "wheel bearing", it supports the wheel and tire assembly's rotation and provides a main point of connection between the wheel and the car's axle or spindle. Whit out wheel bearing, a car or truck will not roll.
