Specifications

For use by licensed certifier:
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Brake assessment manual Ver 1.0 Published October 2013 21 (48 pages)
BRAKING SYSTEM INSTALLATION CHECKLIST
(d) Is a vacuum pump and/or vacuum reserve tank to maintain the
vacuum supply for the brake booster provided if an electric motor,
diesel engine or petrol engine with a ‘high-lift’ camshaft fitted?
Y N N/A
(e) Is the vacuum hose used in the system made of suitable material,
in good condition, and of sufficient length to allow for free engine
movement?
Y N N/A
(f) Is the vacuum hose to each brake booster secured at each end
to prevent it from being inadvertently disconnected?
Y N N/A
7 BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR(S)
(a) Is each master cylinder provided with brake fluid from a
reservoir?
Y N N/A
(b) Is each brake fluid reservoir easily accessible and refillable?
Y N N/A
(c) Can the brake fluid level in each reservoir be checked without
removing the cap?
Y N N/A
(d) Is the fluid capacity of each reservoir more than the volume of
fluid displaced by a full stroke of the related master cylinder
piston(s)?
Y N N/A
(e) Is each reservoir marked or is the driver provided with a warning
when the brake fluid level falls below the recommended fluid level
that will allow for the related master cylinder piston to be fully
displaced?
Y N N/A
(f) Is there a statement “WARNING. Clean filler cap before
removing” marked on each reservoir or on a label adjacent to
each filler cap?
Y N N/A
(g) Is there also a warning statement on each reservoir or on a label
adjacent to its filler cap advising what brake fluid is to be used?
Y N N/A
(h) Are those warnings permanently marked in contrasting letters at
least 3mm high?
Y N N/A
8 BRAKE FLUID
(a) Is the brake fluid used suitable for all brake system components
such as the brake hoses, piston seals and dust boots, etc?
Y N N/A
(b) After any brake work and before any system test, was the brake
fluid in the braking system “bled” of all air bubbles to ensure a
firm pedal?
Y N N/A
(c) Is the brake fluid new or in good condition?
Y N N/A
9 BRAKE CALLIPERS AND WHEEL CYLINDERS
(a) If the system’s original single piston callipers are replaced with
callipers with larger diameter pistons or multi-piston callipers, is
the brake balance or modulation between front and rear axles
suitable for the increased brake application pressures?
Y N N/A
(b) Is each calliper/cylinder dust boot new or in good condition?
Y N N/A