Rear brake pads - replace - includes handbrake adjustment if necessary

Operation 3310B60 · REAR DISC BRAKES

Removing

1. Release the plastic guard on the rear of the tunnel.

2. Loosen the handbrake cable adjustment nut.

Position the vehicle on the ramp.

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1. Disconnect the handbrake cable from its seating on the rear caliper.

1. Undo the bolts securing the rear caliper to the bracket.

2. Move aside the rear brake caliper (2a) from the brackets and remove the brake pads (2b).

Refitting

Before refitting the brake pads, retract the rear brake caliper cylinders using the special tool, following the instructions given below.

1. Tighten the bolt (1a) to the bracket (1b) with a right hand thread, then insert the tool (1c) and fasten it using the bolt (1d). The tool created in this way should only be used on the right rear brake caliper, tightening it in a clockwise direction to retract the brake caliper cylinder. Tighten the bolt (1e) to the bracket (1f) with a left hand thread, then insert the tool (1c) and secure it using the bolt (1d). The tool created in this way should only be used on the left rear brake caliper, tightening it in an anti-clockwise direction to retract the brake caliper cylinder.

1. With the brake caliper cylinder fully retracted, undo the bolt (1a) then, using a spanner (1b), undo the tool (1c) complete with bolt (1d) and bracket (1e).

2. Make sure that the splining on the brake caliper cylinder is in a horizontal position to allow the subsequent matching of the reference on the brake pad with the actual brake caliper cylinder.

Fit the brake pads in the brake caliper.

Fit the rear brake caliper to the disc.

Make sure that the reference on the brake pads and the splining on the rear brake caliper cylinders is aligned.

Tighten the bolts that secure the rear caliper to the bracket to torque.

Connect the handbrake cable to the rear brake caliper unit.

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Remove the car from the ramps.

Position the plastic guard on the rear of the tunnel.