Brake Pedal And Brake Pedal Position Switch Adjustment - Acura 2002 RSX Service Manual

Conventional Brake Gomponents
Brake Pedal and Brake Pedal Position Switch Adjustment
Pedal Height
1. Disconnect the brake Dedal oosition switch
connector, turn the brake pedal position switch (A)
counterclockwise, and pull it back until it is no
l o n g e r t o u c h i n g t h e b r a k e p e d a l .
2. Lift up the carpet. At the insulator cutout, measure
the pedal height (B) from the middle of the righl
side of the pedal pad (C).
Standard Pedal Height {with carpet removed):
M / T : 1 8 0 m m ( 7 1 / 1 6 i n . l
A/T: 183 mm (7 3/16 in.l
Loosen the pushrod locknut (A), and screw the
p u s h r o d i n o r o u t w i t h o l i e r s u n t i l t h e s t a n d a r d
pedal height from the floor is reached. After
adjustment, tighten the locknut firmly. Do not
adjust the pedal height with the pushrod pressed.
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7. Check the brake pedal free playas described below.
5 .
Pedal Free Play
4. With the engine off, inspect the play (A) on the
pedal pad (B) by pushing the pedal by hand.
Free Play: I -5 mm (1/16 3/16 in.)
lf the pedal free play is out of specification, adjust
the brake pedal position switch (C). lf the pedal free
play is insufficient, it may result in brake dfag.
Push in the brake Dedal position switch until its
plunger is fully pressed (threaded end (A)touching
the pad (B) on the pedal arm). Then. turn the switch
45'clockwise to lock it. The gap between the brake
pedal position switch and the pad is automatically
adjusted to 0.4 to 3.0 mm (0.016 0.1 '18 in.) by
locking the switch. Make sure the brake lights go
off when the pedal is released.
0.4-3.0 mm 10.016-0.118 in.l