Skoda Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing and installing brake pads Bosch BIRIII Special tools and workshop equipment required t  Resetting tool -T10165- Removing: When removing mark the brake pads you intend to keep using. Install in the same location, as otherwise this may cause uneven braking! –  Remove wheels.

–  Unscrew the fixing screws of the brake carrier while counterholding the guide bolts. –  Remove the brake caliper and e.g. secure with wire in such a way that the weight of the brake caliper does not burden or damage the brake hose.

–  Remove the brake pads and pad retaining plates -arrows-. Installing: Drain the brake fluid from the brake fluid reservoir using a ventilation bottle before resetting the piston. Otherwise brake fluid can flow out and lead to damage if brake fluid was added in the meantime.

–  Screw in the piston by turning the knurled wheel clockwise on the resetting tool -T10165-, during this procedure do not damage the protective cap. –  To insert use the special tool -T10165/1-. t  Use open-jawed spanner on a provided spanner surface -arrow A- if the piston is difficult to move.

–  Insert the new pad retaining plates -arrows- and brake pads in the brake carrier.

–  Make sure that the brake pads are located in the pad retaining plates -arrows-. –  Secure the brake caliper using new self-locking screws. t  There are four self-locking screws in the repair set, which must be fitted. –  Attach the wheels.   Note t  Observe the instructions for changing the pad → Chapter t  After each brake pad replacement, forcefully apply the brake pedal repeatedly to ensure the brake pads go into their normal operating position. t  Check brake fluid level after replacing the brake pads.

Tightening torques:

Brake caliper to brake carrier t  Use new self-locking screws!	35 Nm
Wheel bolts	120 Nm