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Alfa Romeo GTV and Spider (916) Factory Service Manual (1995-2000)12 · Variants – 3.0 V6 24V
12 · General

Brake pads

Make
Alfa Romeo
Model
GTV / Spider GTV and Spider (916) Factory Service Manual
Year
1995–2000
Section
Front brake unit › Brake pads
Variants – 3.0 V6 24VBrake pads

BRAKE PADS

REPLACEMENT

  • Set the car on a lift.
  • Remove the wheel on the side concerned.
  1. Using a punch, withdraw the two brake pad fastening pins.
  2. Remove the cross spring.
Diagram showing hands using a tool to remove brake pad fastening pins and cross spring from a caliper assembly.
  1. Disconnect the brake pad wear sensor electrical connection.
  2. Release the cable from the retainer on the caliper.
  3. Remove the brake pads.
Diagram showing a hand releasing a cable from a retainer on a caliper, with numbered parts 1, 2, and 3 indicated.

WARNING Take the utmost care not to damage the control piston boots. Push the pistons into their housings using a stick as lever, make sure that the brake fluid does not spill out of the reservoir during this operation.

WARNING When refitting, the brake linings are to be assembled with the arrows downwards, as illustrated. The wear sensor should be installed on the inner side of the disk with the cable on the upper side.

Diagram showing a brake caliper assembly with brake pads and a wear sensor cable. Two brake pad assemblies are shown below with arrows pointing downwards.

Parts & tools for this job For 1995 Alfa Romeo GTV / Spider

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