Fiat Bravo Service Manual page 453

Braking s y s t e m
Rear brakes
33.
Adjusting handbrake
The handbrake cables are connected t o a bracket w h i c h acts directly on the automatic adjuster. W h e n -
ever repairs are carried out on the rear brake which involve dismantling the cables, the cables must be
adjusted to ensure the correct operation of the automatic adjuster.
Proceed as follows:
- Undo the handbrake cable adjustment nut t w o or three turns, to make sure that the cable is fully slack.
- Start the car with the gear lever in neutral, and w i t h the engine idling, depress the brake pedal fully at
least 30 times.
- Retighten the cable adjustment nut previously unscrewed, making sure that the rear wheels turn freely
when the handbrake lever is at rest.
- Check that the braking action starts from the first or second notch, and then at the end of adjustment
the lever does not engage more than five notches on the sector gear.
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Detach the cables from the handbrake
control by undoing the points illustrated.
Remove the protective cover illustrated
and release the handbrake cable from
the anchor on the lever, then w i t h d r a w
the sheath with the handbrake cable and
remove it.
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Refit the dismantled parts in reverse or-
der to removal, and then adjust the
handbrake.
XI-97 - Update
Bravo-Brava
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