34 21 295 Replacing dust sleeve on rear left or right brake caliper

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NOTE:

For Special Tool identification, see BRAKES - SPECIAL TOOLS - COOPER (1.6L) R50/W10 .

Special Tools Required:

34 6 303
34 6 304
34 6 305

Necessary Preliminary Tasks:

Remove rear brake pads. Refer to 34 21 200 REMOVING AND INSTALLING OR REPLACING BRAKE LININGS ON BOTH REAR DISK BRAKES .

Remove existing dust sleeve.

Arrange inner lip of new dust sleeve in position (1) on piston.

Fig 1: View Of Inner Lip Of Dust Sleeve On Piston

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Use special tools 34 6 303 / 34 6 304 / 34 6 305 to arrange outer lip of new dust sleeve in position.

Fig 2: Aligning Outer Lip Of Dust Sleeve Using Brake Piston Tool

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