SEAT Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Rear brake pads CII41HR: Removing and installing Removal: –  Raise the vehicle. –  Remove wheels.

–  Remove securing bolts from brake calliper housing, when doing this counter-hold on guide pins.

–  Pull out retaining clip -1- and unhook handbrake cables at brake calliper. –  Remove the brake calliper housing and place it so that the weight of the brake calliper does not rest on or damage the flexible tube of the brake.   WARNING Do not leave brake calliper hanging from brake hose but secure it to bodywork using a suitable cable tie or wire. Take care that brake hose is not damaged by weight of brake components. Do not apply brake when brake calliper is removed.   Note If you are going to use the brake pads again, mark them when you remove them. Put them back in the same positions, otherwise, the braking effect will not be even.

–  Remove the brake pads . –  Remove guide clips.   Note Push brake piston into cylinder with resetting tool before inserting brake pads. Before pressing the piston back, draw off brake fluid from the reservoir with a bleeder bottle. Otherwise, fluid can overflow and cause damage, particularly if reservoir has been topped up.

–  Screw in piston by turning piston compressing and extracting tool - 3272 - clockwise. Installation Always use new bolts → Spare parts catalogue.   Note If applicable, remove soiling and corrosion present on contact surfaces between brake support plate and brake pads.

–  Insert the spring from the pad.

–  Insert brake linings.

–  Ensure that the brake pads are located correctly in the pad retainers -arrows-.   Note Always use the four self-locking hex. head bolt included in the repair kit.

–  Fit the brake calliper housing with the new autolocking bolts. –  Ensure that the brake hose is not twisted during assembly. –  Tighten bolts on brake calliper housing (35 Nm). –  Install hand-brake cable,   Note After replacing the brake pads, fully step on the brake pedal a few times with the vehicle stopped, so that the pads adapt to their working position. –  Mount the wheels → Running gear, shafts, steering; Rep. gr.44 –  Check the brake fluid level and refill in case of doubt.