Rover 214 & 414 Service and Repair Manual - Rover club
Rover 214 & 414 Service and Repair Manual - Rover club
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 />
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