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Rover 214 & 414 Service and Repair Manual - Rover club

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Chapter 9<br />

Braking system<br />

Contents<br />

Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) - component removal <strong>and</strong> refitting . . 26<br />

Brake pedal - removal <strong>and</strong> refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2<br />

Front brake caliper - removal, overhaul <strong>and</strong> refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . 12<br />

Front brake disc - inspection, removal <strong>and</strong> refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13<br />

Front brake pads - inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10<br />

Front brake pads - renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11<br />

General information <strong>and</strong> precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1<br />

H<strong>and</strong>brake cables - removal <strong>and</strong> refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24<br />

H<strong>and</strong>brake lever - removal <strong>and</strong> refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23<br />

Hydraulic fluid - level check <strong>and</strong> renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5<br />

Hydraulic pipes <strong>and</strong> hoses - inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7<br />

Hydraulic pipes <strong>and</strong> hoses - renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8<br />

Hydraulic system - bleeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6<br />

Degrees of difficulty<br />

Easy, suitable for<br />

novice with little<br />

experience<br />

1<br />

Specifications<br />

Fairly easy, suitable<br />

for beginner with<br />

some experience<br />

2<br />

Fairly difficult,<br />

suitable for competent<br />

DIY mechanic<br />

1689 <strong>Rover</strong> <strong>214</strong> & <strong>414</strong> Updated Version 09/97<br />

9•1<br />

Master cylinder - removal, overhaul <strong>and</strong> refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9<br />

Pressure regulating valve - testing, removal <strong>and</strong> refitting . . . . . . . . . 14<br />

Rear brake caliper - removal, overhaul <strong>and</strong> refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21<br />

Rear brake disc - inspection, removal <strong>and</strong> refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22<br />

Rear brake drum - removal, inspection <strong>and</strong> refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17<br />

Rear brake pads - inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19<br />

Rear brake pads - renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20<br />

Rear brake shoes - inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15<br />

Rear brake shoes - renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16<br />

Rear wheel cylinder - removal, overhaul <strong>and</strong> refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . 18<br />

Stop lamp switch - removal, refitting <strong>and</strong> adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 25<br />

Vacuum servo unit - testing, removal <strong>and</strong> refitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3<br />

Vacuum servo unit check valve - removal, testing <strong>and</strong> refitting . . . . 4<br />

Difficult, suitable for<br />

experienced DIY<br />

mechanic<br />

Very difficult,<br />

suitable for expert DIY<br />

or professional<br />

Brake system<br />

Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dual hydraulic circuit, split diagonally on models without ABS <strong>and</strong><br />

front to rear on models with ABS. Disc front brakes. Drum rear brakes<br />

except on models with ABS which have rear disc brakes. Vacuum<br />

servo-assistance on all models. Cable-operated h<strong>and</strong>brake on rear<br />

brakes<br />

Front brakes<br />

Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disc, with single piston sliding caliper<br />

Disc diameter:<br />

Non-ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 mm<br />

ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 mm<br />

Disc thickness:<br />

New:<br />

Non-ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.80 mm<br />

ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.60 mm<br />

Minimum thickness after machining:<br />

Non-ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.70 mm<br />

ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.00 mm<br />

Maximum disc run-out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.02 mm<br />

Brake pad friction material minimum thickness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0 mm<br />

3<br />

4<br />

5<br />

9

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