Pontiac Fiero 1988 Service Manual page 232

BRAKES 5-11
Rear Brake Hose
|<"-*| Remove or Disconnect (Figure 11)
1. Wheel and tire. See Section 3E.
Clean
• Dirt and foreign material from hoses and fittings.
2. Brake pipe from brake hose at hose mounting
bracket.
• Use a backup wrench on hose fitting.
• Be careful not to bend bracket or pipe.
3. Spring clip at hose mounting bracket.
4. Bolt, hose and two copper gaskets from caliper.
• Discard two copper gaskets.
4.
+4- Install or Connect (Figure 11)
NOTICE: See "Notice" on page 5-1 for steps 1
and
3.
1. Bolt, hose, and two copper gaskets to caliper.
• Use new copper gaskets.
• Lubricate bolt threads with brake fluid.
l^\J Tighten
® Bolt to 45 N-m (33 lbs. ft.)
2. Hose into bracket.
• There should be no kinks in hose.
3. Spring clip at hose mounting bracket.
Brake pipe to brake hose.
• Use backup wrench on hose fitting.
• Be careful not to bend bracket or pipe.
\^X\ Tighten
• Fittingsto15N-m(11 lbs. ft.).
5. Bleed brake system. See "Bleeding Brake Hydraulic
System" in this section.
6. Wheel and tire. See Section 3 E .
PARKING B R A K E
This vehicle is equipped with coated parking brake cable
assemblies. The wire strand is coated with a clear plastic
material which slides over plastic seals inside the conduit
end fittings. This is for corrosion protection and reduced
parking brake effort.
Handling of these cables during servicing of the parking
brake system requires extra care. Damage to the plastic
coating will reduce corrosion protection and if the damaged
area passes through the seal, increase parking brake effort
could result. Contact of the coating with sharp-edged tools,
or with sharp surfaces of the vehicle underbody, should be
avoided.
To prevent damage to the threaded parking brake adjust-
ing rod when servicing the parking brake, the following is
recommended:
• Before attempting to turn the adjusting nut, clean the
exposed threads on each side of the nut.
• Lubricate the threads of the adjusting rod before turn-
ing the nut.
1 - HOSE - RR BRAKE LH OR RH
2 - BOLT/BRAKE HOSE B R A C K E T
4 N-m (36 lbs. in.)
3 - SPRING CLIP
4 - BRACKET - BRAKE HOSE LH OR RH
5 - WASHER
6 - BOLT/BRAKE HOSE
7 - PIPE LH OR RH
8 - CALIPER
9 - FRAME
10 - REAR STRUT
11 - NUT
J 1 0 0 1
1-5-P
Figure 11 Rear Brake Hoses