Running gearRepairing rear brake - Drum brake
| Repairing rear brake - drum brake |
| Special tools, test and measuring equipment and aids required |
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| Brake pedal load, e.g. -V.A.G 1869/2-. |
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| Disassembly wedge -3409- |
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| Brake filling and bleeding device, e. g. -VAS 5234- |
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| Hook (commercially available) |
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| Solid lubricant paste -G 000 650- |
Note
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| Use brake pedal loader, e. g. -V.A.G 1869/2- before removing a brake cylinder, a brake carrier or before separating a brake line from the brake cylinder. |
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| Generally tighten the brake line pipe screws to a tightening torque of 14 Nm. |
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| After working on the rear axle brake: Release hand-brake; forcefully activate the brake pedal repeatedly. |
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| to remove push against pressure spring and turn 90° |
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| Grease the contact points with solid lubricant paste -G 000 650- |
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| when removing and installing the brake drum push up through a hole for wheel screw (release brake) → Chapter |
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| Unscrew the brake line. |
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| Remove wheel-brake cylinder. |
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| Install wheel-brake cylinder. |
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| Screw on the brake line. |
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| Remove brake pedal load |
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| remove to check brake pad thickness |
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| Cover the whole contact surface of the brake shoe with solid lubricant paste -G 000 650- |
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| Minimum pad thickness without supporting shoe: 1.5 mm |
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| Visual checking of the brake pad thickness through the inspection hole in the brake carrier → Chapter. |
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| always use equivalent pad quality per axle |
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| Brake pads can also be supplied without supporting shoe |
| 14 - | Bottom retractor spring |
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| Grease the contact points with solid lubricant paste -G 000 650- |
| 15 - | Top retractor spring |
| 16 - | Brake shoe with lever for hand-brake |
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