Workshop Manuals Factory service & repair Alfa Romeo
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Alfa Romeo 145/146 Factory Service Manual (1994-1999)07 · Brakes
07 · Brakes

REMOVING/REFITTING Specific for Turbodiesel engine

Make
Alfa Romeo
Model
145/146 Factory Service Manual
Year
1994–1999
Section
Hydraulic system › REMOVING/REFITTING Specific for Turbodiesel engine
BrakesREMOVING/REFITTING Specific for Turbodiesel engine
  1. Disconnect the two supply hoses from the brake pump.
Brake pump with hoses disconnected
  • Raise the car.
  1. Remove the pump - servobrake unit retrieving it from the wheelhouse.
  2. Remove the vacuum takeoff pipe from the servo-brake.
  • If necessary, separate the pump from the servobrake slackening the two fastening nuts; Spares only supply the pump-servobrake unit complete.
Pump-servobrake unit with labeled parts 1 and 2

When refitting relieve the air from the braking system (see specific paragraph).

REMOVING/REFITTING Specific for Turbodiesel engine

  • Set the car on a lift.
  • Disconnect the battery (-) terminal.
  • Using a suitable syringe, empty the brake-clutch fluid reservoir.
  • Remove the front left wheel.
  • Remove the battery.
Battery and fan relays with labeled part 1
  1. Slacken the two fastening screws and move aside the fan relays.
  • Remove the duct for draining acid from the battery.
  1. Slacken the two nuts fastening the glowplug warming control unit support bracket to the battery support.
  2. Slacken the four fastening screws and remove the battery support.
Battery support with labeled parts 1 and 2

Parts & tools for this job For 1994 Alfa Romeo 145/146

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