Nissan Sunny Quiz
Brakes

Brake Pedal

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Owner's Manual — 35Maintenance — 752.0 Liter Gasoline Engine — 36Diesel Engine — 32Cooling System — 11Heating and Ventilation System — 10Fuel and Exhaust System — 154Engine Starting System — 16Clutch — 7Manual transmission — 7Automatic transmission — 9Axle Shafts — 7Brakes — 22Suspension and Steering — 52Electrical System — 30
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GENERAL INFORMATION

педали
Measuring Pedal Height

1. Brake light switch

2. Floor mat

3. Waterproof layer 4,

6. Sound insulation of the bulkhead

5. Floor

7. Floor mat

8. Pushrod

9. Locknut A. Free play D. Depressed pedal height H. Released pedal height

Adjustment

PROCEDURE

1. Measure the distance from the pedal to the floor.

2. If necessary, remove the lower instrument panel on the driver's side (see subsection 13.26).

3. Remove the trim panel at the driver's footwell, disconnect the clips and remove the floor mat to access the opening in the floor sound insulation.

4. Remove the cover and check the pedal height.

5. Compare with the specified value.

6. If necessary, adjust the pedal as follows.

7. Loosen the pushrod locknut and turn the pushrod to set the required pedal height.

8. Tighten the locknut to the specified torque.

9. Check the pedal free play, which is the pedal travel until slight resistance is felt.

10. After releasing the pedal, the brake light must go out.

11. Otherwise, replace the switch (the switch is secured to the pedal bracket with a bayonet connection and is not adjustable).

12. Start the engine and check the depressed pedal height at idle.

13. If the height is less than specified, the brakes are faulty.

14. In this case, replace the brake fluid in the hydraulic system and bleed the air.

15. If this does not help, check the condition of the master cylinder and wheel cylinders.

16. When finished, install all removed panels.

Removal

PROCEDURE

1. Remove the lower instrument panel on the driver's side.

2. Remove the cotter pin and remove the shaft, then check the condition of the shaft.

3. Disconnect the wires from the brake light switch.

4. Remove the four nuts securing the pedal bracket to the bulkhead (the same nuts also secure the vacuum booster).

5. Remove the upper bolt and remove the pedal with the bracket.

6. The brake pedal is made together with the bracket and is not replaced separately.

Installation

PROCEDURE

1. Install the pedal in the reverse order of removal.

2. Check the pedal adjustment.

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