Mazda RX-7 - Check List for Brake System; Plumbing and Lines Checks, Adjustments and Maintenance; Rear Brakes Checks, Adjustments and Maintenance

CHASSIS/BRAKE
SYSTEM
Rear
brakes.
1.
The
comPetition
brake
rotor
can
"
6f
tt"O
until
it
is
worn
down
to
9.0
mm
thick.
2.
The
brake
caliper
includes
an
in'
-'
i;;;"1
larking
brake'
There
is.a
;;i;
Jn
in"
liston
which,s!'toYtd
6e
matched
exactlY
to
the
friction
Pad.
The
Parking
bra.ke
t1?1"
l:
bositioned
close
to
the
rotor'
so
["r*
.ate
to
route
or
suPPort
it
to
avoid
contact
and
Possible
dam'
age.
3.
The
recommendations
for
service
-'
;;;'rite
ot
the
front
brake
Pads
Itso
aPPtY
to
the
rear
Pads'
4.
The
variable
proportioning.
Y?lvq
"
""n
be
adjusted
io
suit
individual
pieterencis.
However'
as.a
start-
ing
Point,
use
the
following
rec-
ommendations:
c.
Make
certain
the
brake
lines
are
iiil
ti"".t
length;
too
short
could
""ui"
oi."kagl
and
ultimate
fail'
uie
of
the
sYstem,
too
lonq
lo.ses
"tii"i"n"y,
causes
a
softer
feeling
i;
ih;;;d;1,
and
could
also
result
in
tn"'line
rubbing
against
loTe
iotlting
Part
or
wearing
against
a
rough
edge.
Dry
conditions
80
kg/cm
Wet
conditions
50-60
kg/cm
Tightening
Torques
D.
Plumblng
and
llnes'
1.
The
tightening
torque
on
the
pipe
nuts
is
1.3'2.2
kg-m'
2.
For
protection,
it
is
recommended
-'
in"'brat<e
hose
be
wound
with
"oit",
but
be
careful
not
to
dam'
"g"-in"
brake
line
with
the
wire'
Gheck
List
for
Brake
SYstem
Item
Brake
Pedal
f ree
PlaV
if
ication
6-7 mm
Front
rotor
254
mm
('t0
in)
dia.
x
25
mm
thick
Friction
Pad
thickness
9.7
mm
(ef
f ective
amount
8.7
mm)
Rear
rotor
254
mm
(10
in)
dia.
x
10
mm
thick
Friction
Pad
thickness
9.0
mm
(effective
amount
8.0
mm)
Amount
of
brake
f
luid
Fill
to
upper
line
Item
Torque,
kg'm
Front
rotor
and
hub
1.0-1.3
lincr
8-10
Rear
rotor
6.8-8.3
Rear
caliPer
4-4.8
4-4.8
Mortntino
adaPtor
Brake
lines
1.3-2.2