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Brake System — General Information
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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
E6591 EN
07/2001 2002 Bantam
Brake System
The braking system is a diagonally split, dual
circuit system with front disc and rear drum
brakes.
The hydraulic system provides separate circuits
for each pair of diagonally opposed wheels (left
front, right rear and right front, left rear). The front
calipers are mounted on the wheel knuckle and a
single sliding piston design, which make sure that
equal effort is applied through both brake pads.
The brake drums are of conventional design.
They consist of one primary and one secondary
shoe with bonded thick/thin asbestos free linings.
The thick/thin linings allow the brake shoes to
wear at proportional rates. The brakes self adjust
during foot brake operation.
The parking brake control is located between the
front seats and operates the rear brakes through
a cable system. The parking brake is adjusted
from inside the passenger compartment with the
vehicle on the ground.
The brake master cylinder is of a tandem design
and is linked to a brake booster to reduce the
brake pedal effort. The tandem design will make
sure that in the event of one brake circuit failure
the other will remain fully operational. The brake
master cylinder and brake booster are located on
the left-hand side of the engine compartment.
Vehicles fitted with the standard braking system
have a Load Active Valve (LAV) connected to the
rear axle. The LAV control the hydraulic pressure
applied to the rear brakes reducing the risk of
rear wheel lock-up under braking.
