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BRAKE CONTROL
D~SCRIPI'I
ON
Main control
The brake pedal ;vhich is
suspended
and
articulated on the pedal
set
supporting bracket,
actuates the power brake through an articulated
control rod.
Pedal
ratio: 3.8 to 1 approximately.
- The
Bendix D.B.A.
power
brake
(Master-Vac
type ), which is fastened to the pedal set
supporti
ng
bracket
inside the
engine
compartment, makes permanent use of the
vacuun in the inlet manifold and of the
at'!lospheric pressure
in operation,
and
allows the pressure required on the pedal for
decel eration to be reduced.
- The
lockh
eed D.B.A. masbr-cy1!rtder:
of the single circuit type, dia. 19, stroke 31,
of
tne
dual
circuit type, dia.
20.6,
stroke
30
(fitted on
vehicles
exported
to certain
countri esl,
which is fa stened to
t~e
power-brake
and
controlled by the laHer, transfers the
hydraulic pressure to the
4
wheels via
11
ARr:IC0
11
steel
protected
and fl
exi
bl
e pi pes.
It
is
supplied in
Lockheed
H
55
fluid
fron
a
tank fitted
directly
on the master-cylinder body.
- Tne intarlocked brake equalizer, which Is
connected to
t~e
R.H.
upper suspension arm by
means of an adjustable lever and a
spring,
allows
the hydraulic pressure in the rear
system
to be distributad depending on the
vehicle load
and
in proportion to each front
system hydraulic pressure 1 evel.
Each braking system, i.e.
mixed
discs
and
drums (for vehicles with
1600 c.c. engine), or
4 disc
brakes
(for vehicles with 1800 c.c.
engine),
is fitted !:lith a specific equalizer spring, the
resilience of which is
adapted
to each
case:
spring for mixed system: no Ref. mark,
spring for
4
disc
brake
system:
coloured
Ref. mark.
The adjustment dimension is identical for both
systems;
202
mm.
J5
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Emergency or hand brake control
The hand brake system is comprised of:
A manual lever articulated on the floor,
and
including:
a lever, a spring,
and
a brake latch,
•
a
releasing
push-button.
-A toothed segment
allowing
the lever to
be
locked in several positions by means of its
1 atch.
-A rod, adjustable in length, which
is
inter-
loc ked at one
end
with the manual lever, and,
at the other end, with t he equal! zer.
-A cable connecting the equalizer
with
both
rear brakes.
- Two
R.H.
and
L.H.
sheaths, inside which the
cable slides, each being
fastened:
to t he body,
at
front,
to the brake, at rear.
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