Disc Brakes (Front)

DESCRIPTION






The front disc brakes consists of the following components:
- Braking disc (rotor).
- Caliper assembly.
- Shoes and linings.











The double pin brake caliper is mounted directly to the steering knuckle using bushings, sleeves, and 2 caliper guide pin bolts. The guide pin bolts thread directly into the steering knuckle.
The brake caliper is a one piece casting with the inboard side containing a single piston cylinder bore. The phenolic piston is 60 mm (2.36 inch) in diameter.

OPERATION
The two machined abutments on the steering knuckle position and align the caliper fore and aft. The guide pin bolts, sleeves, and bushings control the side-to-side movement of the caliper. The piston seal is designed to assist in maintaining the proper brake shoe-to-rotor clearance.
All the front brake forces generated during braking of the vehicle are taken up directly by the steering knuckles of the vehicle.






A square cut rubber piston seal is located in a machined groove in the cylinder bore. It provides a hydraulic seal between the piston and the cylinder wall.
The molded rubber dust boot mounts in a counter bore of the cylinder bore opening and in a groove which is machined in the outer surface of the piston. This prevents contamination of the piston and the bore area.