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Repairing front brakes, Girling brake caliper > < Removing

Golf Mk3

Installing
Installing
  Note
Before inserting new brake pads, press piston back into the cylinder with resetting tool. Before pressing the piston back, draw off brake fluid from the reservoir with a bleeder bottle. Otherwise, particularly if reservoir has been topped up, fluid will overflow and cause damage.
   
–  Press piston back.
–  Insert brake pads.
  N46-0070
–  Assemble brake caliper housing with brake pads on wheel bearing housing.
–  Position lower part of brake caliper housing -arrow- first.
The brake caliper housing lug -arrow- must be behind the wheel bearing housing guide.
–  Insert guide bolt into brake caliper housing and tighten to 25 Nm.
  N46-0071

Repairing front brakes, Girling brake caliper > < Removing