Octavia Mk2
| Repairing the brake caliper CI 38 |
Note| t | Brake inspection → Chapter. |
| t | Install the complete repair set when undertaklng repairs. |
| t | Only use white spirits to clean the brakes. |
| t | Thinly coat brake cylinder, piston and gasket ring with lithium grease -G 052 150 A2-. |
| t | The brake calipers must absolutely be pre-bled before installing them in the vehicle (without brake pads) in case of a repair or when replacing them with new brake calipers → Chapter. |
| 1 - | Brake caliper with lever for the handbrake cable |
| q | replace brake caliper if the lever for the handbrake cable is not sealed |
| q | pre-bleed brake caliper after undertaking replacement → Chapter |
| 2 - | Dust cap |
| 3 - | Bleeder screw, 10 Nm |
| q | thinly coat thread with lithium grease -G 052 150 A2- before screwing in |
| 4 - | Self-locking screw, 35 Nm |
| q | replace after each removal |
| q | counterhold on the guide bolt when releasing and tightening |
| 5 - | Guide bolt |
| q | grease before fitting protective cap |
| 6 - | Protective cap |
| q | pull onto brake carrier and guide bolt |
| 7 - | Brake carrier with guide bolts and protective caps |
| q | must be assembled with sufficient grease on the guide bolt, supplied as a spare part |
| q | fit a repair set if there is any damage to the protective caps or guide bolts, use the enclosed grease packing to lubricate the guide bolts |
| 8 - | Protective cap |
| q | pull with outer sealing lip onto the piston |
| q | removing and installing → Chapter |
| 9 - | Piston with automatic adjusting device |
| q | removing and installing → Chapter |
| q | thinly coat piston with assembly paste -G 052 150 A2- before fitting |
| 10 - | Sealing ring |
| q | removing and installing → Chapter |
