Parking Brake Adjustment:
With Rear Disc Brakes:
Readjustment must be carried out
after parking brake repairs.
Set parking brake to second
notch. Remove rear wheels and raise vehicle. loosen brake cable compensation
yoke until adjustment nut is flush wit threaded rod. Adjust wheel with
screwdriver. Tighten brake compensation yoke until braking action begins
(equally on both wheels).
Mount rear wheels and lower
vehicle.
Check lever travel. Parking brake
must lock at 6th notch.
With Drum Brakes:
After repairing the brake, the
readjustment must be carried out while applying the foot brake.
Then raise the vehicle. Turn
adjusting nut on brake compensation yoke until the wheels can no longer be rotated.
Loosen adjusting nut until the
wheels can just be rotated. After lowering the vehicle, braking must begin at
the 2nd notch.
Effective Braking Area of
Parking Brake:
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A 12 ST, 12 SC, 12 ST, 13 N,
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13 N, C 13 N, 13 NB, 13 S
and Estate
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13 N, C 13 N, 13 NB,
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20 XE, C 20 XE
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13 NB, C 13 N, 13 S except
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with autom. trans., 16 SH,
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13 S Estate with automatic
transmission
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20 XEJ
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13 N, 13 NB, C 13 N
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C 16 LZ, 16 D, 16 DA and all
Estates
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16 SH, C 16 LZ, 16 D,
16 DA Estate up to
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and 13 S with autom. transm.
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as of MY '89, 18 E, C 18 NE, E
18 NV,
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MY '89
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and all 35, 36, 45, 46
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S 18 NV, 20 SEH,C20NE, 20E
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all Combo (Astramax)
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C 14 NZ
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14 NZ, C 14 NZ with ABS, 17 DT
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174 to 200
cm2
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259 to 316
cm2
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365 to 430
cm2
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175 cm2
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Vacuum Check of Vacuum Pump:
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At 2750 rpm the vacuum pump
must create a static vacuum of 75 kPa (0.75 bar)
The
pressure drop with the vacuum pump stopped after 30 seconds may not be less
than 73 kPA (0.73 bar)
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0il Fill for Vacuum Pump:
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Since this vacuum pump is directly
connected with the engine oil circulation system, checking the oil level is not
required.
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Brake Fluid:
Quality:
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Opel / Vauxhall heavy duty brake fluid.
This fluid conforms to US safety specification FMVSS § 16
DOT 3/DOT 4 and to SAE specification J 1703.
This fluid may be mixed with
all fluids conforming to these specifications.
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Fluid change:
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Opel / Vauxhall heavy duty brake fluid is to be changed
annually.
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Filling quantity:
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approx. 0.4 litres.
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