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Servicing front brakes > < Removing, installing and adjusting brake light switch

Leon Mk1

Installing
Installing
Before inserting new brake pads, press piston back into the cylinder using piston resetting tool -T10145-. Before pressing back, draw off brake fluid from the reservoir with a bleed bottle. Otherwise, fluid can overflow and cause damage, particularly if reservoir has been topped up.
   
–  Press piston back.
–  Pull protective foil off outer brake pad backplate.
–  Fit outer brake pad on brake carrier.
–  Insert inner brake pad with retaining spring in brake caliper (piston).
When positioning the brake caliper, ensure that the brake pad does not stick to the brake caliper housing before it is positioned correctly.
Do not damage adhesive surface.
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–  Bolt brake caliper to brake carrier with both guide pins -arrows-.
–  Fit both protective caps.
–  Insert wire for brake pad wear display into retainer on brake caliper, join connector and push into bracket on brake caliper.
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–  Fit retaining spring into upper hole -arrow- and turn the spring anti-clockwise -direction of arrow-.
–  Seat retaining spring into lower section of brake carrier.
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–  Press retaining spring first in -direction of arrow A-, maintain pressure and press into hole in brake caliper -direction of arrow B-.
–  Install wheels.
Wheel bolt torque settings → Running gear, axles, steering; Front and four-wheel drive; Rep. Gr.44
  Note!
t  After changing brake pads, firmly depress brake pedal several times with vehicle stationary, so that the brake pads are properly seated in their normal operating position.
t  After changing brake pads check brake fluid level.
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Torque settings 
Brake caliper to brake carrier30 Nm

   

Servicing front brakes > < Removing, installing and adjusting brake light switch