Grinding Down Parking-Brake Shoes
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Information
- When replacing the brake discs and/or brake shoes, it is necessary to grind down the brake shoes for the electronic parking brake (EPB).
- Grinding down applies only to grey cast-iron brakes with one-piece brake discs.
- Grinding of grey cast-iron brakes on the Cayman GT4/718 Spyder is not permitted because compound brake discs with aluminium brake disc hubs are installed.
- Grinding of PCCB brake discs/brake shoes is not permitted.
- Grinding must be performed after setting the brake shoes to the basic setting.
- It is important to grind down the brake shoes prior to calibration.
- It is not necessary to grind down the parking-brake shoes when you are removing/installing the brake discs and/or parking-brake shoes.
- Grind down parking-brake shoes.
- 1.1 Connect and start the PIWIS Tester .
- 1.2 Select Parking brake in the control unit overview.
- 1.3 Maintenance/repairs must now be selected.
- 1.4 Bedding in must be selected. Then follow the instructions on the PIWIS Tester .
- Calibrate electronic parking brake (EPB).