34 33 505 Removing And Installing Or Replacing Brake Booster

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Read and comply with GENERAL INFORMATION .
Remove rear left DOME CROSS-BRACE .
Remove left footwell trim . See 51 45 184 REMOVING AND INSTALLING (REPLACING) TRIM PANEL FOR PEDAL MECHANISM (ECE ONLY) or 51 45 184 REMOVING AND INSTALLING (REPLACING) TRIM PANEL FOR PEDAL MECHANISM (US ONLY) .
In vehicles with coolant expansion tank in the front left side panel: Remove COOLANT FILLER NECK .

After completing repair work, bleed BRAKE SYSTEM WITH DSC .

Extract brake fluid out of expansion tank.

Unfasten brake lines (1).

Installation note:

Tightening torque: 34 32 1AZ .

Disconnect vacuum line (2).

Installation note:

Check gasket (3), replace if necessary.

Fig 1: Brake And Vacuum Line, Gasket

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Detach retaining clip (1) on brake pedal.

Pull out locking pin.

Unscrew nuts (2).

Installation note:

Replace self-locking nuts.

Tightening torque: 35 11 1AZ .

Fig 2: Retaining Clip On Brake Pedal With Nuts

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IMPORTANT: Do not use any force when removing and installing the brake booster; the brake booster can be damaged under certain circumstances.
Brake lines must not be bent.

Fig 3: Pulling Brake Booster Out Of Bulkhead

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Carefully pull brake booster (1) out of bulkhead and tilt out.

Installation note:

Make sure seal (2) is present and correctly seated.

Replacement:

Remount TANDEM BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER .