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BRAKE SERVICE PROCEDURES FOR 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette AUTOMOBILES
Includes anti-lock brakes, disc, drum, power and hydraulic brake services diagnostics and procedures for domestic and imported 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette cars and light trucks from 1990+.
Power Brake Units -> Delco Brake Booster -> Power Brake Unit Replacement -> Bravada, S & T Series -> C & K Series -> G Series -> Montana, Silhouette, Trans Sport & Venture
Vehicle: 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette 3.4 V6 GAS
G Series
- Remove brake pipes from master cylinder. Plug pipes to prevent fluid contamination.
- Remove master cylinder attaching nuts and position master cylinder aside.
- Disconnect stop lamp switch electrical connector.
- Remove stop lamp switch retainer from brake pedal pin, then the stop lamp switch from brake pedal support.
- Disconnect power brake unit pushrod from brake pedal.
- Remove attaching nuts, then the power brake unit.
- Reverse procedure to install.
- Torque booster retaining nuts to 27 ft. lbs.
- Torque master cylinder retaining nuts to 27 ft. lbs.
- Torque brake pipe fittings...
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BRAKE SERVICE PROCEDURES FOR 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette AUTOMOBILES
Includes anti-lock brakes, disc, drum, power and hydraulic brake services diagnostics and procedures for domestic and imported 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette cars and light trucks from 1990+.
Drum Brakes -> Brake Service -> Astro, Bravada, S & T Series & Safari -> Aztek -> C & K Series -> Duo-Servo -> G Series -> Installation -> Montana, Silhouette, Trans Sport & Venture -> P Series -> Removal -> Single-Servo -> Tracker
Vehicle: 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette 3.4 V6 GAS
C & K Series
Duo-Servo
Removal
- Raise and support vehicle.
- Mark relationship of wheel to hub, then remove tire and wheel assembly.
- On models equipped with full-floating axles, remove hub and drum assembly as described in "Drive Axles."
- On models equipped with semi-floating axles, proceed as follows:
- Install pin into park brake lever.
- Mark relationship of drum to axle.
- Remove rear brake drum retainers, as required.
- Remove rear brake drum.
- On all models, remove return springs and shoe guide, Fig. .
- Remove brake hold down springs and pins.
- Disconnect actuator lever and pivot.
- Remove lever return spri...
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BRAKE SERVICE PROCEDURES FOR 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette AUTOMOBILES
Includes anti-lock brakes, disc, drum, power and hydraulic brake services diagnostics and procedures for domestic and imported 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette cars and light trucks from 1990+.
Disc Brakes -> Delco Single Piston Sliding Caliper -> Precautions -> Brake Disc Service -> Brake Lines & Linings -> Brake Roughness -> General
Vehicle: 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette 3.4 V6 GAS
Brake Lines & Linings
Remove one of the front wheels and inspect the brake disc, caliper and linings.
Do not allow any oil or grease on the linings. It is recommended that linings be replaced in sets when worn or damaged.
If the caliper is cracked or fluid leakage through the casting is evident, it must be replaced as a unit.
Brake Roughness
The most common cause of brake chatter on disc brakes is a variation in thickness of the disc. If roughness or vibration is encountered during highway operation or if pedal pumping is experienced at low speeds, the disc may have excessive thickness v...
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BRAKE SERVICE PROCEDURES FOR 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette AUTOMOBILES
Includes anti-lock brakes, disc, drum, power and hydraulic brake services diagnostics and procedures for domestic and imported 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette cars and light trucks from 1990+.
Drum Brakes -> Tightening Specifications;
Vehicle: 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette 3.4 V6 GAS
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BRAKE SERVICE PROCEDURES FOR 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette AUTOMOBILES
Includes anti-lock brakes, disc, drum, power and hydraulic brake services diagnostics and procedures for domestic and imported 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette cars and light trucks from 1990+.
Hydraulic Brake Systems -> Description -> Hydraulic Control Valves -> Master Cylinder
Vehicle: 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette 3.4 V6 GAS
Master Cylinder
Some vehicles use a conventional tandem master cylinder with two hydraulic pistons operating in-line. The primary piston controls the front brake system and the secondary piston controls the rear brake system.
Other models use a master cylinder that operates the same as the conventional master cylinder, but also incorporates a quick take-up feature in the rear chamber to reduce excessive pedal travel which may result from increased fluid displacement required to move the low drag caliper piston out against the rotor.
The quick take-up uses a spring-loaded ball check val...
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BRAKE SERVICE PROCEDURES FOR 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette AUTOMOBILES
Includes anti-lock brakes, disc, drum, power and hydraulic brake services diagnostics and procedures for domestic and imported 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette cars and light trucks from 1990+.
Hydraulic Brake Systems -> Brake System Bleed -> Hydraulic System Flush -> Manual Bleed -> Master Cylinder Bleed -> Parking Brake Bleed -> Pressure Bleed
Vehicle: 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette 3.4 V6 GAS
Manual Bleed
- If vehicle is equipped with power brakes, remove vacuum reserve by applying brakes several times with engine off.
- Fill master cylinder reservoirs with suitable brake fluid. Ensure to always keep master cylinder reservoirs at least half full during entire bleeding procedure.
- If master cylinder is suspected to have air in the bore, it must be bled first. To bleed master cylinder, proceed as follows:
- Disconnect forward brake pipe connection at master cylinder.
- Allow brake fluid to fill master cylinder bore until it begins to flow from forward pipe connector port.
- Connect ...
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