34 31 505 Removing and installing / replacing master brake cylinder for DSC

Special tools required: 

• 32 1 270  . See STEERING AND WHEEL ALIGNMENT - SPECIAL TOOLS .

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove expansion tank.  
• Remove footwell trim.  See 51 45 185 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING PANEL FOR PEDALS
• Read and comply with General Information.  

After completing tasks, bleed brake system with DSC.  

Remove locking clip (1) and disengage and pull out locking pin. Slacken nuts (2).

Installation: 

Replace self-locking nuts.

Tightening torque 35 11 1AZ.  See 35 11 PEDAL ASSEMBLY CONSOLE .

Fig 1: Identifying Locking Clip And Locking Pin

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Unfasten brake lines (1).

Detach brake lines at junction (2) and remove short sections.

Seal off brake lines and brake master cylinder with plugs 32 1 270. 

Installation: 

Fit lines at both connection points and then tighten down.

Tightening torque 34 32 1AZ.  See 34 32 BRAKE LINES .

Release nuts (3) and feed brake master cylinder out of brake booster.

Fig 2: Identifying Brake Lines And Nuts

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Installation: 

Replace self-locking nuts.

Tightening torque 34 31 1AZ.  See 34 31 BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER .

Installation: 

Replace sealing ring.

Fig 3: Identifying Sealing Ring

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Installation: 

When inserting the brake master cylinder (2) into the brake booster (1), make sure the pressure rod of the brake booster and that of the brake master cylinder meet each other on one level.

Fig 4: Identifying Brake Master Cylinder And Brake Booster

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