Brakes


Work on the brakes may be executed only by specialists. A workshop manual is available from City-Com in which all work is in detail described.


Bremse

El has a hydraulically operated dual circuit brake system with three drum brakes. A set for the front brake and a set for the rear wheels

 

 


Exchange of brake linings


Emergency brake

Bremse

The emergency brake in el starting from serial number 2000 affects only the rear wheels, with series 1 vehicles the front wheel. The brake adjustment wheel (left in the picture) is rotated by the emergency brake and thus the brake lining is pressed to the wheel.

Under the hand brake handle a small cavity can collect water, particularly if one lets the Cabrio open in the rain... This water freezes in the winter and the emergency brake can't be released. If one unscrews the black cover at the emergency brake, one can see into the cavity and possibly drain it.

The parking brakes were changed in the course of the series, since the first were very difficult to operate.


Brakes adjust

The free play of the brake pedal should not amount to any more than 10mm. The brakes to el can be adjusted only by the adjustment of the rear brakes. The parking brake cables go to the rear wheels and end there in a threaded rod. At the rear side brake core disk are two black plastic plates, which represent the fulcrums. The fulcrums can be rotated in four levels, and link thereby over the bremsnockenwelle the brake linings up. Check whether the bremsnockenwellen are usual.

After adjustment of these fulcrums, check the emergency brake - 3 teeth to it pulls, otherwise the threaded rods behind on the parking brake adjust.

A free run of the wheels is important


Note:

There have been problems with broken retraction springs. These springs were replaced with other types.

Leaky main or wheel brake cylinder occur, is however rather rare.

A problem with series of 1 vehicles was that the brake linings moved laterally and at the rim touched. This became apparent by a strong rattle with very strong brakings. In the rim (brake drum) then appropriate tracks were to be seen. By an exchange brake core disks or at least exchange of the king pins against the type with the reinforcement bridge this could be fixed.


Is important that brake fluid is if ever refilled, one uses the correct brake fluid, everything else gives problems! 


letzte Änderung 12.09.99