Brake System
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The brake system consists of the following components.
- Brake pedal.
- Master cylinder.
- Power brake booster.
- Brake lines and hoses.
- Proportioning valve (2).
- Disc brake (front and rear).
- Brake lamp switch.
- Brake fluid level switch.
- Parking brake.
All brakes are power assist type through the use of a vacuum operated power brake booster. The hydraulic brake system is diagonally split on both the non-ABS and Anti-Lock Brake Systems (ABS). This means the left front and right rear brakes are on one hydraulic circuit from the master cylinder and the right front and left rear are on the other. This vehicle comes standard with front and rear disc brakes. Vehicles equipped with the optional ABS, with and without traction control, use a system designated Mark 20i. This system shares most brake system hardware used on vehicles without ABS. All components differing from the brake system hardware are described in detail in the ABS article. See the appropriate ANTI-LOCK article in BRAKES. The parking brake system is pedal operated. When a vehicle needs to be stopped, the driver applies the brake pedal. The brake pedal pushes the input rod of the power brake booster into the booster. The booster uses vacuum to ease pedal effort as force is transferred through the booster to the master cylinder. The booster's output rod pushes in the master cylinder's primary and secondary pistons applying hydraulic pressure through the chassis brake lines, junction block, and proportioning valves to the brakes at each tire and wheel assembly. The pedal-operated parking brake operates in the following manner. When applied, the parking brake lever pulls on cables that actuate parking brake shoes at each rear wheel.