Section 5A · Pages 104–136 (33 pages)
Bendix Power Brakes
From the 1959 Pontiac Shop Manual
The Bendix power brake unit: its design, principles of operation in released, applying, holding and vacuum runout positions, then removal of the master cylinder and power unit, disassembly, cleaning, inspection, assembly and specifications.
Read this section free, starting at page 104What this section covers
- Principles of operation
- Vacuum power piston
- Master cylinder disassembly
- Remove and install power brake assembly
- Cleaning and inspection
- Brake assembly
- Year
- 1959
- Make
- Pontiac
- Vehicle
- Passenger Cars
- Type
- Service Manual
- Models
- Catalina (21), Star Chief (24), Bonneville Safari (27), Bonneville (28)
- Publication
- S-5904
- Pages
- 431
What’s inside
Shop manual
- 00General Informationpp. 1–5
- 0Lubricationpp. 6–12
- 1FrameBody-to-frame mountings, with body bolt, shim and rubber insulator positions for the 1959 models, and frame dimensions.pp. 13–15
- 3Coil Spring Suspensionpp. 16–30
- 3AAir Spring Suspensionpp. 31–60
- 4ASafe-T-Track Rear AxleThe Safe-T-Track limited-slip differential: description, removal, disassembly, cleaning and inspection, assembly, installation and lubrication.pp. 61–63
- 4Rear Axle and Propeller Shaftspp. 64–91
- 5Brakespp. 92–103
- 5ABendix Power Brakespp. 104–136
- 6Engine Mechanicalpp. 137–185
- 6AEngine Cooling and Lubricationpp. 186–196
- 6BEngine Fuelpp. 197–239
- 6CEngine Clutchpp. 240–243
- 7Standard Transmission and Gearshift Controlpp. 244–260
- 7AHeavy Duty Transmissionpp. 261–269
- 8Fuel Tank and Exhaust SystemFuel tank draining, filler pipe and seal, tank removal and trouble diagnosis, plus exhaust manifold crossover pipe, exhaust pipe, muffler and tail pipe replacement.pp. 270–272
- 9Standard Steering Gearpp. 273–280
- 9APower Steering Gearpp. 281–320
- 10Wheels and Tirespp. 321–327
- 11Chassis Sheet Metalpp. 328–335
- 12Electrical and Instrumentspp. 336–404
- 14Accessoriespp. 405–420
Appendix and index
- 15Appendix: Tune-N-Testpp. 421–424
- 16IndexAlphabetical subject index to the whole manual, listing each subject with its section-and-page reference, such as 14-3 for the automatic antenna.pp. 425–431







