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Repairing the rear brake caliper > < Assembly overview of the brake caliper FN3

Octavia Mk1

Removing and installing the front brake caliper piston
Removing and installing the front brake caliper piston
Special tools and workshop equipment required
t  Piston jig -MP 9-403-
t  Plastic wedge -3409-
t  Brake fluid → Chapter
t  Lithium grease -G 052 150 A2-
Removing
   
–  Press the piston out of the brake caliper housing using compressed air -arrow-.
  Note
Insert wooden plate so that the piston is not damaged.
  S47-0054
–  Take out gasket ring.
Use a plastic wedge -3409- for this purpose.
  Note
When removing, make sure that the cylinder surface is not damaged.
Install
–  Clean the piston and gasket ring surfaces with white spirits and dry off.
–  Before installing the piston and gasket ring in the brake caliper housing thinly coat with lithium grease -G 052 150 A2-.
–  Insert new gasket ring in the groove of the brake caliper.
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–  Position the new protective cap with the outer sealing lip on the piston.
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–  Insert the inner sealing lip of the protective cap with a plastic wedge in the groove of the cylinder.
Use a plastic wedge -3409- for this purpose.
  Note
To do so hold the piston in front of the brake caliper housing.
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–  Press the piston into the brake caliper housing using the piston resetting jig -MP 9-403-.
  Note
The outer sealing lip of the protective cap will engage in the piston groove.
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Repairing the rear brake caliper > < Assembly overview of the brake caliper FN3