Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Notes:

• ◆ After replacing brake pads, depress brake pedal firmly several times with vehicle stationary so that the brake pads are properly seated in their normal operating position.
• ◆ To draw off brake fluid from the reservoir, use a bleeder bottle which is used only for brake fluid. Brake fluid is poisonous and must on no account be sucked out by mouth using a hose!
• ◆ Wheel bolts tightening torque: 110 Nm

• Cross-head screw
• Brake pad
• ◆ With brake pad wear indicator
• ◆ Always renew both sides
• ◆ Removing and installing
  
• ◆ Pad thickness: ventilated brake disc, 14 mm (new)
• ◆ Checking thickness

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• ◆ Wear limit: 7 mm (including backplate)

• Brake disc
• ◆ Always renew both sides
• ◆ Prior to removal remove brake caliper
• GT equipment (base running gear)
• ◆ Ventilated brake disc:256.00 mm ø
• ◆ Brake disc thickness: 20 mm
• ◆ Wear limit: 18 mm
• GTI, GTI 16 V equipment and VR6
• equipment up to 12.94 (plus running gear)
• ◆ Ventilated brake disc:280.00 mm ø
• ◆ Brake disc thickness: 22 mm
• ◆ Wear limit: 20 mm
• Cross-head screw
• Hub
• ◆ Removing and installing
  
• Speed sensor rotor
• ◆ Only on vehicles with ABS

• Hexagon bolt, 10 Nm
• Splash plate
• Wheel bearing housing
• Brake carrier with guide pins and protective caps
• ◆ Supplied as replacement part assembled with sufficient amount of grease on guide pins
• ◆ If protective caps are damaged use repair kit
• ◆ Use grease sachet supplied to lubricate guide pins
• Heat shield
• ◆ Insert into piston
• Brake caliper housing
• ◆ Do not unscrew brake hose when changing brake pads
• Bracket

• Self-locking bolt, 35 Nm
• ◆ Renew
• Ribbed combi bolt, 125 Nm
• Protective cap
• Guide pin
• Connector
• ◆ Brake pad wear indicator
• Bracket
• Bracket
• Connector
• ◆ For ABS speed sensor
• Hexagon socket head bolt,
  10 Nm
• Speed sensor
• ◆ Only on vehicles with ABS
• ◆ Before inserting sensor clean fitting hole inner surface and coat with lubricating paste G 000 650