Opel Vectra A

since 1988-1995 release

Repair and operation of the car



Vektr's Opel And
+ 1. Maintenance instruction
+ 1.1 Maintenance
+ 2. Engine
+ 3. Repair of DOHC engines
+ 4. Repair of the diesel engine
+ 5. Cooling system
+ 6. Fuel system
+ 7. The fuel and exhaust system of models with system of injection of fuel
+ 8. Exhaust system and system of decrease in toxicity of exhaust gases
+ 9. Fuel systems of the diesel engine
+ 10. Engine electrical systems
+ 11. Transmission
+ 12. Mechanical transmission
+ 13. Automatic transmission
+ 14. Power shafts
- 15. Brake system
   15.2. General information
   15.3. Anti-blocking system of brakes (ABS)
   15.4. Pumping of the hydraulic brake system
   + 15.5. Replacement of front brake shoes
   15.6. Replacement of back brake shoes on disk brakes
   + 15.7. Replacement of back brake shoes on drum brakes
   15.8. Replacement of brake shoes of the emergency brake on back disk brakes
   15.9. Support of a forward brake
   15:10. Support of a back disk brake
   15:11. Brake disk
   15:12. Forward brake disk
   15:13. A back brake disk on models with SOHC engines
   15:14. A back brake disk on models with DOHC engines
   15:15. Brake drum
   15:16. Back working brake cylinder
   15:17. Brake board of a back brake
   15:18. Protection cover of a forward brake disk
   15:19. Main brake cylinder
   15:20. Repair of the main brake cylinder (model without ABS)
   15:21. Vacuum amplifier of brakes
   15:22. Hydraulic ABS modulator
   15:23. The ABS sensors installed on wheels
   15:24. ABS control unit
   15:25. ABS relay (only ABS-2E system)
   15:26. Valves of adjustment of pressure
   15:27. Brake pipelines and hoses
   15:28. Adjustment of the emergency brake
   + 15:29. Cable of the emergency brake
   15:30. Lever of the emergency brake
   15:31. Brake pedal
+ 16. Suspension bracket
+ 17. Body
+ 18. Electric equipment
+ 19. Check of malfunctions


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15:19. Main brake cylinder

Removal

Arrangement of a nut of fastening of the main brake cylinder

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Remove a weight wire from the accumulator.
2. Press several times a brake pedal to fill with air the vacuum amplifier of brakes or to take off pressure in the hydraulic block of the servomotor.
3. Disconnect the electric socket from the sensor of level of brake fluid in a cover of a jellied mouth of a popolnitelny tank.
4. Using the syringe, pump out brake fluid from a popolnitelny tank.
5. Arrange pure rags under the main brake cylinder to collect the leaked brake fluid.
6. Mark the brake tubes suitable to the main brake cylinder. Unscrew nuts of fastening of brake tubes and take aside from the main brake cylinder brake tubes. Close the ends of tubes suitably ми traffic jams.
7. Unscrew two nuts and remove the main brake cylinder from the vacuum amplifier of brakes together with laying (see the drawing).
8. Clear the external surface of the main brake cylinder, then having pulled up, remove a tank from the main brake cylinder.
9. On models without anti-blocking brake system it is possible to make repair of the main brake cylinder.
10. On models with anti-blocking system repair of the main brake cylinder is not provided.

Installation

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Installation is made in the sequence, the return to removal. At the same time establish new laying and consolidation of a popolnitelny tank. Remove air from hydraulic system. Nuts of fastening of brake tubes have to be tightened by the required moment. In case of pulling the flange on the end of a tube can be damaged.