Brake Caliper Piston, Removing And Installing, 1LU/1LV/1LM/1LX/1LN/1LW: Removing
-- Remove the brake caliper and disconnect from the hydraulic system. Refer to BRAKE CALIPER, REPLACING .
-- Tension the brake caliper in a vise with protective covers over the jaws.
Risk of injury!
- Wear protective eyewear.
- When removing the brake caliper piston, never touch the brake caliper chamber with fingers.
- Place a cloth over the brake caliper chamber to catch any spraying brake fluid. Place another cloth tightly around the compressed air gun nozzle on the brake caliper.
- To prevent skin contact with brake fluid, wear chemical resistant safety gloves.
Make sure that the paint coat on the brake caliper is not damaged when removing the brake caliper pistons and the protective caps.
Only one brake caliper piston can be pressed out at a time.
-- Hold the opposite brake caliper piston in the brake caliper using the :T10145 -item a-.
-- To prevent damage to the brake caliper paint coating, place a piece of rubber between the :T10145 and the brake caliper.
-- Block the other pistons, for example, using wooden blocks -b-. In addition, place a wooden board -c- in front of the :T10145 so that the brake caliper piston will not be damaged when pressed out.
-VAS40338-
-- Carefully pry out the protective cap -1- from the brake caliper with the -VAS40338- -2- using gentle lever movements, and do not damage the groove in the brake caliper for the cap while doing so.
-- Position the compressed air gun nozzle on the hole for the brake hose and press the brake caliper piston out of the brake caliper.
- -T10145-
-- Carefully pry out the seal from the brake caliper with the -VAS40338- -2- using gentle lever movements, and do not damage the groove in the brake caliper for the cap while doing so.