Design features of Lada Granta brakes

The car is equipped with two braking systems - working and parking

The service braking system is designed to reduce the speed of the vehicle, up to its complete stop and briefly hold the vehicle stationary.

The service brake system is dual-circuit, diagonal, hydraulically driven, and consists of a master cylinder with a vacuum booster, four wheel brakes and a fluid pressure regulator in the rear brakes.

The front wheel brakes are ventilated disc, the rear wheels are drum.

Each of the car’s circuits includes brake mechanisms of two wheels: one front and one rear, located diagonally on the car.

One circuit includes the brake mechanisms of the front right and rear left tracks, and the second circuit includes the brake mechanisms of the front left and rear right tracks.

If one of the circuits fails, the second circuit, although with less efficiency, will ensure the vehicle stops.

The fluid pressure regulator limits the flow of fluid to the rear brake mechanisms when there is insufficient load on the rear axle, thereby preventing the rear wheels from locking and the rear axle of the vehicle from skidding during heavy braking.

The regulator body has a control hole closed with a plastic plug.

Liquid leakage from this hole indicates leakage of the regulator rings.

To reduce the force applied by the driver to the brake pedal, a vacuum booster is installed in the brake system drive, which operates due to the vacuum generated in the intake manifold of a running engine.

A brake fluid reservoir is installed on the brake master cylinder body.

The lid of the bank has a built-in sensor for insufficient brake fluid level.

If the liquid level in the tank drops dangerously, the sensor turns on the warning lamp on the instrument panel.

Some cars are equipped with a braking system with ABS (anti-lock braking system).

Possible malfunctions of the brake system and methods of elimination

- Cause of malfunction

Remedy

Increased brake pedal travel

- Leakage of brake fluid from the brake cylinders

Replace failed parts of the brake cylinders, wash and dry the pads, discs and drums

- Air in the brake system

Remove the air by bleeding the system, article - "Bleeding the hydraulic brake drive"

- The rubber sealing rings in the master brake cylinder are damaged

Replace the rings (if the cylinder has a dismountable design) or replace the cylinder assembly

- Rubber hoses for hydraulic brakes are damaged

Replace the hoses and bleed the system

- Increased runout of the brake disc (more than 0.15 mm)

Sand or replace the disc if its thickness is less than 9.5 mm

- Fluid leakage through the O-rings of the pressure regulator pusher

Replace O-rings or regulator assembly

Insufficient braking efficiency

- Oiling of brake pad linings

Wash and dry the pads

- Piston jamming in brake cylinders

Eliminate the causes of jamming, replace damaged parts, article - “Repairing front wheel brakes”

- Complete wear of the brake pads

Replace the brake pads

- Overheating of brake mechanisms

Stop immediately and let the brakes cool

- Using pads with mismatched linings

Use factory pads and recommended linings

- Loss of tightness of one of the circuits (accompanied by failure of the brake pedal)

Replace damaged parts, bleed the system

Incomplete release of the brakes on all wheels

- There is no free play of the brake pedal

Adjust the pedal free play

- The protrusion of the adjusting bolt of the vacuum booster rod relative to the mounting plane of the master cylinder is impaired

Adjust the protrusion of the adjusting bolt

- Swelling of the rubber seals of the master cylinder due to gasoline, mineral oils, etc. getting into the liquid.

Wash and bleed the entire hydraulic drive system, replace rubber parts

- Main cylinder piston jammed

Check and replace master cylinder if necessary

Braking one wheel when the pedal is released

- Broken or weakened tension spring of rear brake pads

Replace the spring

- Piston jamming in the working cylinder due to contamination or corrosion of the housing

Replace the slave cylinder

- Swelling of the sealing rings of the working cylinder due to foreign impurities entering the liquid

Replace the slave cylinder and bleed the hydraulic brake system, article - "How to repair rear wheel brakes"

- Violation of the position of the caliper relative to the brake disc when loosening the bolts securing the pad guide to the steering knuckle

Tighten the mounting bolts, replace damaged parts if necessary

- Incorrect adjustment of the parking brake system

Adjust the parking brake system

The car skids or pulls to the side when braking

- Jamming of the working cylinder piston

Check and eliminate piston jamming in the cylinder

- Blockage of any steel tube due to dent or blockage

Replace or clean the tube

- Contamination or oiling of discs, drums and linings

Clean the brake parts

- Pressure regulator is faulty

Repair or replace the regulator

- Wheel alignment angles are broken

Adjust the wheel alignment

- Different tire pressures

Set the desired tire pressure

- One of the brake system circuits does not work (accompanied by deterioration in braking efficiency)

Replace damaged parts and bleed the system

Increased force on the brake pedal when braking

- The vacuum booster is faulty

Replace the amplifier

- The hose connecting the vacuum booster and the engine intake pipe is damaged or loose

Replace the hose or tighten its fastening clamps

- Swelling of rubber cylinder seals due to gasoline, mineral oils, etc. getting into the liquid.

Replace rubber parts, wash and bleed the system

Squeaking or vibration of brakes

- Weakening the tension spring of the rear brake pads

Check and replace the tension spring if necessary

- Ovality of brake drums

Bore the drums

- Oiling the friction linings

Clean the pads with a wire brush using warm water and detergent. Eliminate the causes of fluid or grease getting on the brake pads

- Wear of the linings or inclusion of foreign bodies in them         

Replace the pads

- Excessive runout of the brake disc or uneven wear (felt by vibration of the brake pedal)

Sand or replace the disc if its thickness is less than 10.8 mm

Basic system data:

• Brake fluid type DOT 4
• filling volume of hydraulic brake system 0.45 l
• Free play of the brake pedal 3-5 mm
• Number of clicks of the parking brake ratchet 2-4
• The minimum thickness of the friction linings of the front brake pads is 1.5 mm
• Minimum brake disc thickness 17.8 mm
• Maximum brake disc runout 0.15 mm
• Maximum diameter of the working surface of the brake drum 201.5 mm
• The minimum thickness of the friction linings of the rear brake pads is 1.5 mm

Tightening torques for threaded connections:

Name of components – Thread - Tightening torque Nm (kgf-m)

• Wheel mounting bolts M12x1.25 - 65.2-92.6 (6.7-9.5)
• Nut securing the vacuum brake booster bracket to the M8 body - 31-38 (3.2-3.9)
• Nuts securing the vacuum brake booster to the bracket M10 - 26.5-32.3 (2.7-3.3)
• Nuts securing the brake master cylinder to the vacuum booster M10 - 26.5-32.3 (2.7-3.3)
• Front wheel brake hose end M10x1.25 - 29.4-33.4 (3.0-3.4)
• Bolts securing the front wheel brake mechanism to the steering knuckle M10x1.25 - 29.1-36 (3.0-3.7)
• Bolts securing the front brake working cylinder to the guide pins M8 - 31-38 (3.2-3.9)
• Bolts securing the front brake working cylinder to the caliper - M12x1.25 - 95.9-118.4 (9.8-12.1)
• Brake pipe fittings M10 - 14.7-18.2 (1.5-1.9)
• Bolt for fastening the working cylinder of the rear brake mechanism M6 - 3.3-7.7 (0.3-0.8)
• Nut for fastening the pressure regulator bracket M8 - 10.4-24.2 (1.1-2.5)
• Bolt for fastening the pressure regulator connection to the M8 bracket - 10.4-24.2 (1.1-2.5)