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BRAKE SERVICE PROCEDURES FOR 2001 Ford Windstar AUTOMOBILES

Includes anti-lock brakes, disc, drum, power and hydraulic brake services diagnostics and procedures for domestic and imported 2001 Ford Windstar cars and light trucks from 1990+.

Drum Brakes -> Escape, Villager & Windstar -> Brake Service -> Installation -> Removal
Vehicle: 2001 Ford Windstar 3.8 V6 GAS

Removal

  • Raise and support vehicle, then remove tire and wheel assembly.
  • Remove brake drum. If brake drum will not come off, proceed as follows:
    • Remove rubber plug from adjuster hole.
    • back off self-adjuster using a suitable screwdriver and brake adjustment tool No. D81L-1103-C, or equivalent.
  • Disconnect brake shoe adjusting lever and loosen brake adjuster screw .
  • Disconnect parking brake cable from parking brake lever, then remove brake shoe hold-down springs and pins, Fig. .
  • Remove upper retracting spring, then the lower retracting spring.
  • Remove brake shoes from backing plate.
  • Remove park...

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BRAKE SERVICE PROCEDURES FOR 2001 Ford Windstar AUTOMOBILES

Includes anti-lock brakes, disc, drum, power and hydraulic brake services diagnostics and procedures for domestic and imported 2001 Ford Windstar cars and light trucks from 1990+.

Hydraulic Brake Systems -> Description -> Bendix Hydro-Boost Brake Booster -> Bendix Hydro-Max Brake Booster -> Combination Valve -> Height Sensing Proportioning Valve -> Hydraulic Control Unit (HCU) -> Hydraulic Control Valves -> Integral Bypass Proportioning Valve -> Master Cylinder
Vehicle: 2001 Ford Windstar 3.8 V6 GAS

Master Cylinder

The master cylinder consists primarily of a hydraulic cylinder, primary and secondary hydraulic pistons and a single or dual chamber fluid reservoir. The front brakes are connected to the primary outlet port(s) and are actuated by the primary piston assembly. The rear brakes are connected to the secondary outlet port and are actuated by the secondary piston assembly.

Hydraulic Control Valves

Combination Valve

This multi-function hydraulic control unit consists primarily of a pressure differential valve, brake lamp warning switch and a proportioning valve. A pressure diff...

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BRAKE SERVICE PROCEDURES FOR 2001 Ford Windstar AUTOMOBILES

Includes anti-lock brakes, disc, drum, power and hydraulic brake services diagnostics and procedures for domestic and imported 2001 Ford Windstar cars and light trucks from 1990+.

Anti-lock Brakes -> Windstar (4WABS) -> Description
Vehicle: 2001 Ford Windstar 3.8 V6 GAS

The four wheel anti-lock brake system prevents wheel lockup by automatically modulating brake pressure during an emergency stop. The system uses an ABS control module and a hydraulic control unit (HCU) to control both front and rear brakes separately. When the brakes are applied, fluid is forced from the brake master cylinder to the hydraulic control unit (HCU), then to the wheels. One circuit of the master cylinder feeds the left front and right rear brakes. The other circuit feeds the right front and left rear brakes. If the ABS control module senses that a wheel is about to lock,...

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BRAKE SERVICE PROCEDURES FOR 2001 Ford Windstar AUTOMOBILES

Includes anti-lock brakes, disc, drum, power and hydraulic brake services diagnostics and procedures for domestic and imported 2001 Ford Windstar cars and light trucks from 1990+.

Hydraulic Brake Systems -> Power Brake Unit Service
Vehicle: 2001 Ford Windstar 3.8 V6 GAS

The Hydro-Boost and Hydro-Max power brake booster...

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BRAKE SERVICE PROCEDURES FOR 2001 Ford Windstar AUTOMOBILES

Includes anti-lock brakes, disc, drum, power and hydraulic brake services diagnostics and procedures for domestic and imported 2001 Ford Windstar cars and light trucks from 1990+.

Power Brake Units -> Bendix Vacuum Brake Booster -> Power Brake Unit Service
Vehicle: 2001 Ford Windstar 3.8 V6 GAS

The Bendix vacuum brake booster unit is se...

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BRAKE SERVICE PROCEDURES FOR 2001 Ford Windstar AUTOMOBILES

Includes anti-lock brakes, disc, drum, power and hydraulic brake services diagnostics and procedures for domestic and imported 2001 Ford Windstar cars and light trucks from 1990+.

Power Brake Units -> Bendix Vacuum Brake Booster -> Description
Vehicle: 2001 Ford Windstar 3.8 V6 GAS

The single and tandem vacuum boosters, Figs. and , are self contained vacuum hydraulic power braking units. These are vacuum suspended units that use vacuum and atmospheric pressure for their power.

On models equipped with gasoline engines, vacuum is supplied through a fitting in the intake manifold. On models equipped with diesel engines, vacuum is supplied through a vacuum pump.

The three basic elements of the booster are the vacuum power chamber, mechanically actua...

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