Brake System

The hydraulic brake system is diagonally split on both the Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) and non-ABS braking systems. This means the left front and right rear brakes are on one hydraulic circuit and the right front and left rear are on the other. Front disc brakes control the braking of the front wheels, while rear braking is controlled with either rear discs or rear drums. Vehicles equipped with optional ABS share most brake hardware used on vehicles without ABS. However vehicle equipped with ABS use a different master cylinder and brake tubes. The parking brake system consists of a hand-operated lever mounted between the front seats, 2 parking brake cables, and parking brake shoes (vehicles with rear discs). Vehicle with rear drum brakes utilize the rear drum shoes as the parking brake shoes. When a vehicle needs to be stopped, the driver applies the brake pedal. The brake pedal pushes the input rod of the power brake booster into the booster. The booster uses vacuum to ease pedal effort as force is transferred through the booster to the master cylinder. The booster's output rod pushes in the master cylinder's primary and secondary pistons, applying hydraulic pressure through the proportioning valves (non-ABS, rear only) and chassis brake tubes to the brakes at each tire and wheel assembly. The parking brakes are hand operated. When applied, the parking brake lever pulls on cables that actuate shoes at each rear wheel. The parking brake lever has an automatic-adjusting feature that takes up any excessive slack in the parking brake cable system.