Brake Caliper, Replacing: Installing
Clean Bolts Before Reusing
Replace Damaged Bolts
Always replace self-locking bolts.
-- Install the brake line in the brake caliper and tighten.
-- Install the rear brake pads. Refer to BRAKE PADS, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Tighten the brake caliper with bolts -4-.
To tighten the bolts -4-, use the :VAG1331 with :VAG1331/3 .
Reconnect the parking brake connector only after tightening the bolts.
-- Connect the connector to the parking brake.
-- Install the brake hose and electrical wire into the bracket on the stub axle carrier.
Make sure that the brake hose is clipped in and mounted correctly on the combination bracket on the stub axle carrier. This is so that the brake hose does not jump out of the bracket by itself.
-- Remove the :VAG1869/2 .
Only bleed the brakes on the wheel which had the brake caliper replaced.
-- If there is insufficient brake pressure, bleed the brake system. Refer to HYDRAULIC SYSTEM .
-- Install The Wheels.
Wheel bolt tightening specification. Refer to WHEEL, CHANGING AND MOUNTING / WHEEL BOLT TIGHTENING SPECIFICATIONS .
-- Lower The Vehicle.
-- Switching on the ignition
Displayed on the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester display
- The request to enter a display group number appears in display field -1-.
- An entry keypad is shown in display field -2-.
-- Using the entry keypad, enter in the display field -2- "006" for the "display group number" and confirm by pressing the Q button. (Guide pistons together).
-- To exit the entry template, press the green arrow button on the lower left.
DTC memory checked, errors shown corrected and DTC memory erased.
-- With the ignition switched off, remove the Vehicle Diagnostic Tester from the diagnostic socket in the vehicle.
After inserting the brake pads and before driving for the first time, press the brake pedal firmly several times while parked so that brake pads are properly seated in their corresponding operating position.
-- Check brake fluid level, and fill if necessary.
Make sure the brakes are working correctly before driving the vehicle for the first time.