General characteristics
Type of construction - Diagonal-split dual-circuit brake system with brake booster and load-dependent brake pressure regulator
Front wheel brakes - Disc, self-adjusting
Rear wheel brakes - drum or disc (V6 engine with ABS), self-regulating
Parking brake - Acts on the rear wheel brakes
Front wheel brakes
Hydraulic brake cylinder diameter:
- First generation cars - 54.00 mm
- Second generation vehicles other than V6 engines - 54.00 mm
- Second generation cars, V6 engines - 60.00 mm
Brake Disc Diameter:
- First generation before September 1986 - 238.0 mm
- First generation since September 1986 - 259.0 mm
- Second generation, except V6 engines - 259.0 mm
- Second generation, V6 engines - 280.0 mm
- Brake Disc Design - Ventilated
Thickness of brake discs (the minimum thickness is indicated in brackets):
- First generation before September 1986 - 20.0 mm (18.0 mm)
- First generation since September 1986 - 21.0 mm (19.0 mm)
- Second generation, except V6 engines - 20.0 mm (18.0 mm)
- Second generation, V6 engines - 22.4 mm (20.4mm)
- The maximum runout of the brake disc is 0.07 mm (measuring diameter 2.10mm)
- Brake Disc Fitting - Not Allowed
- Brake pad thickness with metal disc:
- New - 18.0 mm
- The minimum allowable thickness is 6.0 mm
- The minimum allowable lining thickness is about 2.0 mm
Rear wheel brakes
Drum brakes:
- Wheel Brake Cylinder Piston Diameter, All Models - 22.0mm
- Brake drum diameter - 228.6 mm
- Maximum brake drum diameter - 229.6 mm
- Brake pad width - 40.0 mm
- Brake lining thickness (with block) - 7.0 mm
- Minimum brake shoe lining thickness (with block) — 2.5 mm
- The minimum thickness of the lining over the rivet heads is 0.5 mm
Disc brakes
- Hydraulic brake cylinder diameter - 36.0 mm
- Brake disc diameter - 254.0 mm
- Brake disc thickness - 12.0 mm
- The minimum allowable brake disc thickness is 11.0 mm
- The maximum allowable runout of the brake disc is 0.07 mm (measurement on diameter 210 mm)
- Minimum allowable brake pad thickness (with metal disc) - 6.0 mm
Dual piston master cylinder
Hole diameter:
- All models except V6 engines - 22.2 mm
- Models with V6 engine - 23.8 mm
- Brake booster diameter - 20.32 cm (old), 22.86 cm (new)
- Brake Fluid - Must comply with J1703F