|
|
OPERATION Two machined abutments on the steering knuckle position the caliper. The guide pin bolts, sleeves and All the front brake forces generated during braking of the vehicle are taken up directly by the steering A square cut rubber piston seal is located in a machined groove in the caliper cylinder bore. This A rubber dust boot is installed in the cylinder bore opening and in a groove in the piston (Fig. 13). This As front disc brake linings wear, master cylinder reservoir brake fluid level will drop. Fluid level Front disc brakes are equipped with an audible wear sensor (Fig. 11) on the outboard brake pad. This DISC BRAKES (REAR) DESCRIPTION The rear disc brakes are similar to the front disc brakes, however, there are several distinctive fea- The parking brake system on all vehicles equipped with rear disc brakes consists of a small duo-servo Vehicles are equipped with a caliper assembly that has a 33.4 mm (1.31 in.) piston and uses a solid non- The caliper assembly on all applications float on rub- ber bushings using internal metal sleeves which are The adapter and rotor shield are mounted to the rear suspension knuckles of vehicle. The adapter is OPERATION Rear disc brakes operate similarly to front disc brakes. Fig. 12 Front Disc Brake Caliper Mounting 1 – BRAKE FLEX HOSE Fig. 13 Piston Seal Function for Automatic Adjustment 1 – PISTON JX BRAKES 5 - 7 DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION (Continued) |