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General braking conditions, 4 wheeled vehicles
On a four wheeled vehicle the braking system must be fitted with a dual (split) circuit system with each circuit operating on two wheels (one wheel...
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General braking conditions, 3 wheeled vehicles
The braking system must be capable of being operated on all wheels from a single operation from the driver’s position with both hands of the...
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Do I need to do anything specific with the brake pedal?
The pedal must have an anti-slip provision, such as rubber pedal cover or pedal itself constructed in such a way as to prevent slippage.
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Foot brake operation
When the brake pedal is fully applied it must have sufficient reserve travel
It must not feel spongy
It must not creep down when...
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Do I need a brake fluid warning device?
There is some confusion in the SVA guide on this. On one hand it says this;
On all fluid reservoirs, it must be possible without opening the...
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Do I need a warning light for the handbrake?
No, although it is quite common to wire up the handbrake to the brake warning light it’s not necessary for SVA.
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Do the brakes need to self adjust?
On 4 wheeled vehicles the front wheels need to incorporate a self adjusting mechanism to take up brake pad wear. This usually isn’t a problem...
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Hand brake operation
As well as actually working properly (ie holding the car sufficiently) the handbrake operation must show that no part is being fouled or is fouling...
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Normal brake operation ? failure points
Failure points
A low braking effort is recorded from the parking brake on any wheel, indicating clearly that the brake is not functioning...
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