Description & Operation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 1994 Eagle Vision, 1994 Dodge Intrepid, 1994 Chrysler New Yorker, 1994 Chrysler LHS, and 1994 Chrysler Concorde. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

NOTE: For Anti-Lock Brake (ABS) system information not covered in this article, see ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM article in the BRAKES section.

LH body vehicles are available with 4 types of brake system. The standard system of front disc and rear drum is not available with ABS. The second system is 4-wheel disc without anti-lock. The third system is 4-wheel disc with ABS. The fourth system is 4-wheel disc with ABS and traction control. Traction control is dependent on ABS and is not available without it.

Standard brake equipment consists of:

* Double pin floating caliper front disc brakes

* Automatic adjusting rear drum brakes

* Proportioning valve on non-ABS brakes

* Master cylinder

* Vacuum power booster

* Double pin floating caliper rear disc brakes on some models.

A dual hydraulic system is diagonally split: left front-right rear, right front-left rear. Parking brakes on models with rear drum brakes use service brake shoes operated by cable. Models equipped with rear disc brakes use a separate drum as a parking brake. Drum is located inside brake disc and has cable-operated shoes.

NOTE: With one exception, all brakeline tubing flares are ISO (metric) standard. See Fig 1 . The one exception is the rear drum brake flex hose-to-wheel cylinder connection, which is SAE standard.

Fig 1: ISO Style Tubing Flare

Courtesy of CHRYSLER CORP.