Fabia Mk1
| Repairing rear brake - drum brake |
| Special tools, test and measuring equipment and aids required |
| t | Brake pedal load, e.g. -V.A.G 1869/2-. |
| t | Disassembly wedge -3409- |
| t | Brake filling and bleeding device, e. g. -VAS 5234- |
| t | Hook (commercially available) |
| t | Brake fluid → Chapter |
| t | Solid lubricant paste -G 000 650- |
Note| t | Use brake pedal loader, e. g. -V.A.G 1869/2- before removing a brake cylinder, a brake carrier or before separating a brake line from the brake cylinder. |
| t | Generally tighten the brake line pipe screws to a tightening torque of 14 Nm. |
| t | After working on the rear axle brake: Release hand-brake; forcefully activate the brake pedal repeatedly. |
| 1 - | Spring cap |
| q | to remove push against pressure spring and turn 90° |
| 2 - | Pressure spring |
| 3 - | Locating spring |
| 4 - | Pressure rod |
| q | Grease the contact points with solid lubricant paste -G 000 650- |
| 5 - | Wedge |
| q | when removing and installing the brake drum push up through a hole for wheel screw (release brake) → Chapter |
| 6 - | Wheel-brake cylinder |
| q | check the system for tightness → Chapter |
| q | Repairs not allowed |
| q | removing: |
| – | Remove the brake shoes → Chapter. |
| – | Use brake pedal load |
| – | Unscrew the brake line. |
| – | Remove wheel-brake cylinder. |
| q | Installing: |
| – | Install wheel-brake cylinder. |
| – | Screw on the brake line. |
| – | Remove brake pedal load |
| – | Install the brake shoes → Chapter. |
| – | Bleeding Brake System → Chapter |
| 7 - | Allan screw, 8 Nm |
| 8 - | Tensioning pin |
| 9 - | Brake carrier |
| 10 - | Cap |
| q | remove to check brake pad thickness |
| 11 - | Sliding block |
| q | Cover the whole contact surface of the brake shoe with solid lubricant paste -G 000 650- |
| 12 - | Brake shoe |
| q | removing and installing → Chapter |
| q | Minimum pad thickness without supporting shoe: 1.5 mm |
| q | Check the brake lining thickness → BookletFabia |
| q | Visual checking of the brake pad thickness through the inspection hole in the brake carrier → Chapter. |
| q | always use equivalent pad quality per axle |
| q | Brake pads can also be supplied without supporting shoe |
| 13 - | Tension spring |
| 14 - | Bottom retractor spring |
| q | Grease the contact points with solid lubricant paste -G 000 650- |
| 15 - | Top retractor spring |
| 16 - | Brake shoe with lever for hand-brake |
| q | removing and installing → Chapter |
| q | Setting the hand-brake → Chapter |