Opel Vectra B

since 1995 of release

Repair and car operation



Vektr B. Opel
+ 1.1. Governing bodies and control devices
+ 2. Maintenance
+ 3. Engines
+ 4. Heating, ventilation
+ 5. Fuel system
+ 6. Systems of start, ignition
+ 7. Transmission
- 8. Brake system
   8.1. Introduction
   8.2. Technical characteristics
   8.3. Pumping of hydraulic brake system
   8.4. Brake pipelines and hoses
   8.5. Replacement of forward brake shoes
   8.6. Replacement of back brake shoes on disk brakes
   8.7. Replacement of back brake shoes on drum-type brakes
   8.8. Replacement of brake shoes of the hand brake
   8.9. Lobbies and back brake disks
   8.10. Forward brake disk
   8.11. Back brake disk
   8.12. Back brake drum
   8.13. Forward support
   8.14. Back support
   8.15. Back working brake cylinder
   8.16. Main brake cylinder
   8.17. Brake pedal
   8.18. Vacuum amplifier of brakes
   8.19. Unilateral valve of the vacuum amplifier of brakes
   8.20. Adjustment of the hand brake
   8.21. Lever of the hand brake
   8.22. Cable of the hand brake
   8.23. Anti-blocking system of brakes (ABS)
   + 8.24. Elements of anti-blocking system of brakes
+ 9. Running gear
+ 10. Body
+ 11. Electric equipment
+ 12. Main malfunctions


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8.15. Back working brake cylinder

GENERAL INFORMATION

Details of the back working brake cylinder

Removal

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Remove a brake drum.
2. Using a clip, press a brake hose in a place closest to the working brake cylinder.
3. Using flat-nose pliers, remove the top returnable spring compressing brake shoes. Remove the top ends of brake shoes from pistons of the working brake cylinder.
4. Remove dirt round a junction of a brake hose and a back part of the working brake cylinder. Unscrew a connecting nut. Being careful, take a brake pipe from the working brake cylinder and close it a stopper.
5. Unscrew two bolts of fastening of the working brake cylinder to a brake board. Being careful, remove the working brake cylinder.

Repair

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Clear a dust and dirt from the working brake cylinder.
2. Remove dustproof covers from each end of the cylinder.
3. Take both pistons with sealing rings from the brake cylinder.
4. Check a condition of pistons and the brake cylinder on wear, corrosion and other defects.
5. Establish sealing rings on the piston, grease them with pure brake liquid and establish pistons in the brake cylinder.
6. Establish dustproof caps.

Installation

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Wipe a brake board, establish the brake pipeline on the brake cylinder and screw up a connecting nut on two turns.
2. Screw in bolts of fastening of the working brake cylinder. Finally tighten a nut of fastening of the brake pipeline.
3. Remove a clip from a brake hose.
4. Establish brake shoes on pistons of the brake cylinder and establish the top returnable spring.
5. Establish a brake drum.
6. Remove air from brake system.