Brakes

Specifications

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Brake type: dual-circuit with vacuum booster; on some vehicles an anti-lock braking system (ABS) with rear disc brakes is installed. On vehicles without ABS the rear brakes are drum brakes. Parking brake with cable drive. Front brakes Type Disc (solid discs on vehicles 1.4 L and ventilated on vehicles 1.6 L) Designation: – on vehicles 1.4 L CL18C – on vehicles 1.6 L CL18VD Disc diameter (all vehicles) 240 mm Thickness of new disc: – CL18C 12.0 mm – CL18VD 18.0 mm Limit: – CL18C 10.0 mm – CL18VD 16.0 mm Disc runout no more than 0.07 mm Pad thickness not less than 2.0 mm Rear disc brakes Designation AD7HA Disc diameter (all vehicles) 234 mm Thickness of new disc 7.0 mm Limit 6.0 mm Disc runout no more than 0.07 mm Pad thickness not less than 2.0 mm Rear drum brakes Designation LT18C Drum inside diameter: – new 180 mm – limit 181 mm Out-of-round 0.03 mm Shoe lining thickness not less than 1.5 mm Pedal Distance from floor panel: – for right-hand drive vehicles: • with manual transmission 155 – 165 mm • with automatic transmission 164 – 174 mm – for left-hand drive vehicles: • with manual transmission 148 – 158 mm • with automatic transmission 157 – 167 mm Pedal free play 1 – 3 mm Vacuum booster Diaphragm diameter: – on vehicles 1.4 L 205 mm – on vehicles 1.6 L: • primary 180 mm • secondary 155 mm Pushrod protrusion (at 500 Torr vacuum): – boosters C180 and S180 4.875 – 5.125 mm – boosters M165T, M195T, S205 and C205 10.275 – 10.525 mm Rear brake pressure regulator On vehicles 1.4 L and 1.6 L without ABS: – right-hand drive: 2-circuit proportioning valve mounted separately from master cylinder – left-hand drive: 2-circuit proportioning valve built into master cylinder On vehicles 1.6 L with ABS: dual-load valve with variable pressure reduction ratio and split point. Master cylinder diameter 20.64 mm Parking brake Number of clicks at full application: – for drum brakes 5 – 6 – for disc brakes 7 – 8 Number of clicks to light warning lamp: no more than 1 Tightening torques (N·m) Bleeder valves 10 Brake line union nuts 16 Banjo bolt 18 Front brake caliper pins 25 Front caliper bracket bolts 60 Rear brake caliper pins 35 Rear caliper bracket bolts 45 Parking brake adjusting nut 40 Rear wheel cylinder bolts 8 Rear drum brake backing plate bolts 45 Master cylinder nuts 10 Brake pedal and vacuum booster bracket bolts and nuts 15 Parking brake lever bolts 10

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