Brake Caliper, Replacing: Installing
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Install in the reverse order of removal while noting the following:
-- Install the electro-mechanical parking brake motor. Refer to Left Parking Brake Motor -V282- /Right Parking Brake Motor -V283-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Install the brake pads. Refer to BRAKE PADS, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Tighten the brake hose banjo bolt -arrow- on the brake caliper.
-- Remove the Brake Pedal Actuator:VAG1869/2 .
-- Only bleed the brakes on the wheel from which the brake caliper and the brake hose was loosened. Refer to HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, BLEEDING .
- If the brake pedal still feels "soft", completely bleed the brakes. Refer to HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, BLEEDING .
CAUTION:
Faulty brakes increase the risk of an accident.
- Make sure the brakes are working correctly before driving the vehicle for the first time.