If hydraulic pressure is lost in one half of the diag-
onally split brake hydraulic system, the operation of
the proportioning valve in the remaining half is not
effected.
DISC BRAKES (FRONT)
DESCRIPTION
The front disc brake assembly used on this vehicle
consists of the following components:
• Disc brake caliper
• Brake Shoes (and linings)
• Brake shoe retractor clips (except on vehicles
with BR5 Performance Brake Package)
• Brake Rotor
The floating double pin single piston calipers (Fig.
7) (Fig. 8) used on this vehicle are mounted directly
to the steering knuckles and use no adapter. The cal-
iper is mounted to the steering knuckle using bush-
ings, sleeves and 2 thru-bolts which thread directly
into the steering knuckle (Fig. 9).
The caliper is a one piece casting with the inboard
side containing a single piston cylinder bore. The
front disc brake caliper phenolic piston is 60 mm
(2.36 inch) in diameter.
Fig. 5 Brake Tube Nut Thread Sizes And Tube Routing
1 – HOSE END RT. FRONT
2 – MASTER CYLINDER
3 – SECONDARY PORT
4 – PRIMARY PORT
5 – BRAKE PEDAL
6 – HOSE
7 – HOSE END RT. REAR
8 – PROPORTIONING VALVE
9 – PROPORTIONING VALVE
10 – HOSE END LT. REAR
11 – HOSE
12 – HOSE END LT. FRONT
13 – HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT/JUNCTION BLOCK
Fig. 6 Proportioning Valve
1 – FROM MASTER CYLINDER
2 – O. RING SEAL
3 – TO REAR BRAKES
LH BRAKES 5 - 5
DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION (Continued)
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