Peugeot 405

1987-1997 of release

Repair and operation of the car



Peugeot 405
+ 1. Maintenance instruction
+ 2. Maintenance
+ 3. Engines
+ 4. Fuel system
+ 5. Lubrication systems, coolings
+ 6. System of release
+ 7. Coupling
+ 8. Transmissions
+ 9. Power shafts
+ 10. Steering
+ 11. Suspension brackets
- 12. Brake system
   12.1. Technical characteristic
   12.2. Pumping of the hydraulic brake system
   12.3. Replacement of front brake shoes
   12.4. Brake pipelines and hoses
   12.5. Replacement of back brake shoes on disk brakes
   12.6. Replacement of back brake shoes on drum brakes
   12.7. Forward brake disk
   12.8. Back brake disk
   12.9. Back brake drum
   12:10. Support of a forward brake
   12:11. Support of a back wheel
   12:12. Back brake cylinder
   12:13. Main brake cylinder
   12:14. Brake pedal
   12:15. Vacuum amplifier of brakes
   12:16. Unilateral valve of the vacuum amplifier of brakes
   12:17. Adjustment of the emergency brake
   12:18. Lever of the emergency brake
   12:19. Cable of the emergency brake
   12:20. Switch of a control lamp of turning on of the emergency brake
   12:21. The valve of adjustment of pressure in the brake system
   12:22. Stoplight switch
   12:23. Anti-blocking system (ABS)
   12:24. Replacement of the sensor of a wheel
   12:25. Removal of air from the brake system
+ 13. Body
+ 14. Electric equipment


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12:17. Adjustment of the emergency brake

GENERAL INFORMATION

Fastening of a connector of cables of the emergency brake

1 – connector of cables,

2 – holder,

3 – forward cable,

4 – back cable

Check

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. For check of correctness of adjustment of the emergency brake to tighten the lever of the emergency brake against the stop and to count the number of clicks which has to make 6–8.
2. If the number of clicks differs from specified, it is necessary to make adjustment as follows.
3. To start the engine and to completely release the emergency brake.
4. To press several times a brake pedal, then to stop the engine.
5. To lift a back part of the car and to record on supports.
6. To tighten the emergency brake on 6–8 clicks and to check that both back wheels are slowed down.
7. If wheels are not slowed down, to adjust the mechanism.

Adjustment

PERFORMANCE ORDER
Models with back drum brakes
1. For access to the regulator of the emergency brake to unscrew nuts and bolts and to remove the thermal screen.
2. To weaken a lock-nut on the mechanism of the regulator of the emergency brake and to turn a regulator nut until brake shoes do not begin to slow down the brake drum.
3. To tighten the emergency brake on 6–8 clicks and to check that both back wheels are slowed down.
4. If wheels are not slowed down, to adjust repeatedly, rotating a regulator nut.
5. After the end of adjustment to tighten a regulator lock-nut, to install the thermal screen and to lower the car.
6. To check that the control lamp of turning on of the emergency brake lights up after tightening of the handle of the emergency brake on one click.
Models with back disk brakes
7. For access to the regulator of the emergency brake to unscrew nuts and bolts and to remove the thermal screen, then to lower a back part of the car on the earth.
8. To block forward wheels and to check that the emergency brake is released.
9. To weaken a lock-nut on the mechanism of the regulator of the emergency brake and to turn a regulator nut before receiving a gap equal to 2,0 mm, between the end of a cable of the emergency brake(s) and a control lever the emergency brake on back supports (In).
10. Moving manually levers on supports, to check that levers come back completely to a starting position at an otpuskaniye of the emergency brake.
11. To move a regulator nut so that the distance between a back part of a nut of the regulator and the carving end of the plug of the regulator made 15,0 mm.
12. To tighten the emergency brake on 6–8 clicks and to check that both back wheels are slowed down.
13. If wheels are not slowed down, to adjust repeatedly, rotating a regulator nut.
14. After the end of adjustment to tighten a regulator lock-nut, to install the thermal screen and to lower the car.
15. To check that the control lamp of turning on of the emergency brake lights up after tightening of the handle of the emergency brake on one click.

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