Front Brakes, FS III

Brake pads, removing and installing





Special tools and equipment
^ VAG 1331 Torque wrench or equivalent
^ Piston resetting tool

Removing
- Remove protective caps from guide pins.





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





- Remove both guide pins -arrows- from brake caliper.
- Remove brake caliper housing and secure with wire so that the weight of the brake caliper does not stress or damage the brake hose.
- Take brake pads out of brake caliper housing.

Use methylated spirit only for cleaning the brake caliper housing.

Installing
Modified
- A new brake pad with a white mark on the back for use on the inner side (piston side) is being introduced gradually.

Note: Before inserting new brake pads, press piston back into the cylinder with piston resetting tool. Before pressing the piston back, draw off brake fluid from the reservoir with a bleeder bottle. Otherwise if reservoir has been topped off, fluid will overflow and cause damage.





- Press piston back.
- The brake pad with the black three finger clip is to be used on the outer side of the brake caliper housing.





- Locate lower part of brake caliper housing -arrow- first.
- Install brake caliper housing with brake pads on wheel bearing housing. The brake caliper housing lug -arrow- must be behind the wheel bearing housing guide.
- Secure brake caliper housing to brake carrier with both guide pins and tighten to 28 Nm (21 ft. lbs.)
- Insert brake wear indicator connector into bracket on suspension strut.

Note:
^ After each brake pad change firmly depress brake pedal several times with vehicle stationary, so that the brake pads are properly seated in their normal operating position.
^ After changing brake pads check brake fluid level.