Disc Brake System: Description and Operation
Front Disc Brake Components:
The front disc brake hub and rotor is an integrally cast assembly.
The disc brake caliper:
- bolts to the front wheel spindle.
- is a pin slider, single piston type
The caliper housing has a fluid inlet at the center of the bore. A square section seal fitted into an annular groove in the caliper bore seals against hydraulic pressure, while rubber boots seal the caliper pistons and caliper bore from contamination.
The front disc brake rotor shield:
- bolts to the front wheel spindle
- protects the bearings and inboard surface of the front disc brake hub and rotor
The pads are:
- held to the front disc brake caliper anchor plate abutments by disc brake anti-rattle clips.