Suzuki SY413 Service Manual page 1708

5-14 BRAKES
Condition
Not enough braking
force
Brake pull (Brakes
not working in
unison)
BRAKE DIAGNOSIS CHART A
Possible Cause
D Brake oil leakage from brake lines.
D Brake disc or pads stained with oil.
D Overheated brakes.
D Poor contact of shoes on brake drum, if
equipped.
D Brake shoes linings stained with oil or wet with
water, if equipped.
D Badly worn brake pad linings.
D Defective wheel cylinder, if equipped.
D Malfunctioning caliper assembly.
D Air in system.
D Maladjusted sensor spring length of LSPV, if
equipped.
D Broken sensor spring of LSPV, if equipped.
D Defective collar of LSPV, if equipped.
D Malfunctioning ABS (Anti-Lock Brake System), if
equipped.
D Pad linings and/or shoe linings are wet with water
or stained with oil in some brakes.
D Drum-to-shoe clearance out of adjustment in
some brakes, if equipped.
(Malfunctioning auto adjusting mechanism)
D Disc and/or drum is out of round in some
brakes.
D Tires are inflated unequally.
D Malfunctioning caliper pistons and/or wheel
cylinders.
D Disturbed front end alignment.
D Unmatched tires on same axle.
D Restricted brake pipes or hoses.
D Malfunctioning caliper assembly.
D Loose suspension parts.
D Loose calipers.
Correction
Locate leaking point and repair.
Clean or replace.
Determine cause and repair.
Repair for proper contact.
Replace.
Replace.
Repair or replace.
Repair or replace.
Bleed system.
Check or adjust.
Replace.
Replace.
Consult "ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT
OPERATION CHECK" in Section
5B.
Replace.
Check for inoperative auto
adjusting mechanism.
Replace.
Inflate equally.
Repair or replace.
Adjust as prescribed.
Tires with approximately the same
amount of tread should be used on
the same axle.
Check for soft hoses and
damaged lines.
Replace with new hoses and new
double-walled steel brake tubing.
Check for stuck or sluggish
pistons and proper lubrication of
caliper slide bush.
Caliper should side.
Check all suspension mountings.
Check and torque bolts to
specifications.