Contents: Removal 🠛 Installation 🠛
Note: When replacing brake pads or a brake disc, be sure to replace the pads or disc on the other side of the vehicle.
Removal
Place the vehicle on a two-post lift.
Install a pressure device on the brake pedal to reduce the amount of brake fluid leaking out.
Unlock the steering wheel.
Remove the front wheels.
Disconnect the brake hose from the brake caliper.
Fig. 6.64. Removing the guide pin fastening: 1 – mounting bolts
Unscrew the two bolts securing the guide pins (Fig. 6.64).
Remove the brake caliper.
Remove the brake pads.
Check the condition of the brake system components (replace damaged parts).
Clean the staple guides and the staples themselves.
Installation
Move the piston using the tool (Fre. 1190-01) until it stops at the bottom of the cylinder.
Install new brake pads, starting with the inner ones.
Install:
- brake caliper;
- guide pin mounting bolts.
Tighten to the specified torque:
- guide pin mounting bolts (32 Nm);
- brake hose (17 Nm).
Caution: Securely fasten the brake hose and wheel speed sensor wires if they were disconnected.
Caution: Do not twist the brake hose.
Install the wheels.
Tighten to the specified torque:
- brake drive bleed nipple (6.5 Nm);
- wheel mounting bolts (105 Nm).
If the brake fluid reservoir was not completely drained during the work, bleed air from part of the brake system hydraulic circuit. Otherwise, bleed air from the entire brake system hydraulic circuit.
Check the brake fluid level.