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Front Brake Caliper Piston, FNRG57






Front Brake Caliper Piston, FNRG57

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Disassembly wedge (3409)

Piston resetting tool (T10145)

Assembly tool (T10146)

Assembly device for protective cap (T10146/2)

Removing

- Force piston from brake caliper housing using compressed air.






Place a wooden board into the recess of the caliper housing so it is not damaged.

- Remove seal.






- Use the (3409) for this.

When removing, make sure that surface of cylinder is not damaged.

Installing

- The surface of the piston and seal must only be cleaned with mineral spirits and then dried.

- Thinly coat piston and seal with lithium grease (G 052 150 A2) before inserting.

- Using (3409) , insert the inner seal into the groove in the brake caliper.






- Press in the protective cap using special tool - 1 - and - 2 -.






- - 1 - (T10146/2)

- - 2 - (T10145)

Use protective backings

- Press the protective cap onto the brake caliper housing so that it contacts the brake caliper housing all around - arrow -.






- It should no longer be possible to remove the protective cap from the brake caliper housing by hand.

- Thinly coat piston and seal with lithium grease (G 052 150 A2) before inserting.

- Lift the brake piston, as shown, with commercially available extension and ratchet adapter and lightly press against the protective cap.






Do not angle piston, to avoid damaging the seal sleeve.

- Blow the protective cap on with pressurized air (max. 3 bar). The protective cap will thereby jump over the brake piston.

Use protective backings

- Press piston into the brake caliper housing by hand.

The inner sealing lip of the protective cap thereby slips into the groove on the piston.