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Hyundai Equus: Troubleshooting
| Troubleshooting |
| Symptom | Suspect Area | Reference |
| Lower pedal or spongy pedal | 1. Brake system (Fluid leaks) 2. Brake system (Air in) 3. Piston seals (Worn or damaged) 4. Rear brake shoe clearance(Out of adjustment) 5. Master cylinder (Inoperative) | repair air·bleed replace adjust replace |
| Brake drag | 1. Brake pedal free play (Minimum) 2. Parking brake cable length (Out of adjustment) 3. Parking brake cable (Sticking) 4. Rear brake shoe clearance(Out of adjustment) 5. Pad or lining (Cracked or distorted) 6. Piston (Stuck) 7. Piston (Frozen) 8. Anchor or Return spring (Inoperative) 9. Booster system (Vacuum leaks) 10. Master cylinder (Inoperative) | adjust adjust repair adjust replace replace replace replace repair replace |
| Brake pull | 1. Piston (Sticking) 2. Pad or lining (Oily) 3. Piston (Frozen) 4. Disc (Scored) 5. Pad or lining (Cracked or distorted) | replace replace replace replace replace |
| Hard pedal but brake inefficient | 1. Brake system (Fluid leaks) 2. Brake system (Air in) 3. Pad or lining (Worn) 4. Pad or lining (Cracked or distorted) 5. Rear brake shoe clearance(Out of adjustment) 6. Pad or lining (Oily) 7. Pad or lining (Glazed) 8. Disc (Scored) 9. Booster system (Vacuum leaks) | repair air·bleed replace replace adjust adjust replace replace repair |
| Noise from brake | 1. Pad or lining (Cracked or distorted) 2. Installation bolt (Loosen) 3. Disc (Scored) 4. Sliding pin (Worn) 5. Pad or lining (Dirty) 6. Pad or lining (Glazed) 7. Anchor or Return spring (Faulty) 8. Brake pad shim (Damage) 9. Shoe hold-down spring (Damage) | replace adjust replace replace clean replace replace replace replace |
| Brake fades | 1. master cylinder 2. brake pad | replace replace |
| Brake vibration, pulsation | 1. brake booster 2. pedal free play 3. master cylinder 4. caliper 5. master cylinder cap seal 6. damaged brake lines | replace adjust replace replace replace replace |
| Brake Chatter | Brake chatter is usually caused by loose or worn components, or glazed or burnt linings. Rotors with hard spots can also contribute to brake chatter. Additional causes of chatter are out-of-tolerance rotors, brake lining not securely attached to the shoes, loose wheel bearings and contaminated brake lining. |
Special Service Tools
Brake SystemSpecifications
Specifications
DescriptionSpecificationsLimitGeneralTypeV-type, DOHCNumber of cylinders8Bore96mm (3.7795in)Stroke87mm (3.4252in)Total displacement5.038 cc (307.3 cu.in)Compression ratio11.5 : 1Fi ...
Smart Key Repair procedures
Smart Key
Battery Inspection
1.
Check that the red light flickers when the door lock or unlock button is pressed on the transmitter.
2.
Remove the battery (A) and check voltage if the red lig ...
Seat Belt Pretensioner (BPT) Description and Operation
Description
The Seat Belt Pretensioners (BPT) are installed inside center
pillar (LH & RH). When a vehicle crashes with a certain degree of
frontal impact, the pretensioner seat belt helps ...