Front Brakes, FS III

Brake Pads

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1331)

• Piston resetting tool (T10145)

Removing

- Remove wheels.

- Remove protective caps.

- Disconnect harness connector - 1 - on vehicles with brake pad wear indicator.





- Unscrew and remove both guide pins - arrows - from brake caliper housing.





- Remove brake caliper housing and secure with wire so that the weight of the brake caliper housing does not burden or damage the brake hose.

- Remove brake pad from brake caliper housing.

Use only appropriate solvents for cleaning brake caliper housing.

Installing

• Press piston back into caliper housing using resetting tool before inserting new brake pads. Before pushing back the piston, siphon some of the brake fluid out of the brake fluid reservoir. Otherwise, if reservoir has been topped off, fluid will overflow and cause damage.

- Press piston back.





- Install inner brake pad (piston side) - 1 - and outer brake pad - 2 - in brake caliper housing using retaining springs.





• Inner brake pad (piston side) with large three-finger clip - 1 -.

• Outer brake pad with small three-finger clip - 2 - (black).

- Install brake pad with black three-finger clip in brake caliper housing.

- Install brake caliper housing - arrow - at bottom first.





- Install brake caliper housing with brake pads to wheel bearing housing.





Brake caliper housing pin - arrow - must be behind wheel bearing housing guide!

- Tighten brake caliper housing to brake carrier using both guide pins.

- Insert connector for brake pad wear indicator into bracket at suspension strut.

- Mount wheels.

• After replacing brake pads and before moving vehicle, always depress brake pedal several times firmly to properly seat brake pads in their normal operating position.

• Check brake fluid level after replacing brake pad.