Brake Systems (06.00)
- Make
- Aston Martin
- Model
- DB9 Factory Workshop Manual
- Year
- Issue 2, 2005
- Section
- Hand Brake › Brake Systems (06.00)
Brake Systems (06.00)
Hand Brake (06.05)
Description
The hand brake control lever is located on the outside of the drivers seat and brakes the rear road wheels through a cable system and two mechanical handbrake calipers. Hand brake pads are applied by the mechanical brake calipers (x2), one acting on each rear road wheel brake disc. The calipers are bolted to the vertical links. Return springs on each caliper retract the pads when the parking brake is released.
Wear in the parking brake pads is compensated for automatically by a mechanism within the calipers. Cable stretch is compensated by cable adjusters.
A hand brake switch is wired normally closed. The switch is held open whilst the hand brake is ‘off’ and closes when the hand brake is applied. The hand brake warning lamp on the instrument panel is illuminated when the hand brake is applied.
Specifications
| Brake pads | |
|---|---|
| Minimum lining thickness | 6 mm |
| Torque Figures | ||
|---|---|---|
| Description | Nm. | lb. / ft. |
| Brake Caliper to Vertical Link | 15 ÷ 92° | 11.5 ÷ 92° |
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