Rear wheel brake cylinder
- Make
- Mini
- Model
- Mini Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1996–2000
- Section
- Repairs › Rear wheel brake cylinder
BrakesRear wheel brake cylinder · page 1 of 3
REAR WHEEL BRAKE CYLINDER
Service repair no - 70.60.19
Remove
- Remove rear brake shoes. See this section.
- Clamp rear brake hose to prevent fluid loss.
CAUTION: A brake hose clamp must be used.
- Remove bleed nipple.
- Loosen union and disconnect brake pipe from wheel cylinder.
CAUTION: Plug the connections.
- Remove ’C’ clip securing wheel cylinder to back plate.
- Remove wheel cylinder and discard gasket.
Refit
- Clean mating faces of cylinder and backplate.
- Remove plugs from new cylinder and fit to old cylinder.
- Using a new gasket position wheel cylinder to back plate and secure with clip.
- Remove plug from brake pipe and clean brake pipe union.
- Connect brake pipe to wheel cylinder and tighten union to 14 Nm.
- Ensure bleed nipple is clean and hole is clear.
- Fit bleed nipple and tighten 9 Nm.
- Remove brake hose clamp.
- Fit rear brake shoes. See this section.
- Bleed brakes. See Adjustments.
HANDBRAKE CABLE - FRONT
Service repair no - 70.35.14.
Remove
- Remove drivers front seat. See BODY, Seats and seat belts.
- Remove Torx screw securing seat belt stalk to body and remove stalk.
Parts & tools for this job For 1996 Mini Mini
- PARTBrake padsSearch: Mini Mini 1996 brake pads
- TOOLBrake bleeder kitSearch: one man brake bleeder kit
- FLUIDBrake fluidSearch: brake fluid
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