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Removing and installing brake pads/brake caliper (FS III) > < Changing the brake pads of the front brake - Mounting instructions

Octavia Mk1

Repairing front brake, the floating caliper disc brake FS-III
Repairing front brake, the floating caliper disc brake FS-III
Special tools and workshop equipment required
t  Piston jig -MP 9-403-
t  Brake pedal load, e.g. -V.A.G 1238/B-
t  Brake filling and bleeding device, e.g. -VAS 5234-
t  Bleeding bottle (commercially available)
t  Brake fluid → Chapter
t  Solid lubricant paste -G 000 650- (e.g. Wolfrakote Top Paste)
  Note
t  Observe the instructions for changing the pad → Chapter.
t  After replacing the brake pads, depress brake pedal firmly several times when the vehicle is stationary to ensure the brake pads are properly seated in their normal operating position.
t  Before removing a brake caliper or separating a brake hose from the brake caliper, the brake pedal must be locked; e.g. with brake pedal load -V.A.G 1238/B-.
t  Use a bleeding bottle, that only comes into contact with the brake fluid, to drain brake fluid from the brake fluid reservoir. Brake fluid is toxic and must never be sucked into your mouth via a hose!
t  Already used brake fluid must never be used again.
t  Tightening torque of the wheel screws: 120 Nm
   
1 - 4 Nm
2 - Brake disc
t  Thickness: 22 mm
t  Wear limit: 19 mm
t  if worn always replace axle-wise
t  unscrew the brake caliper before removing
t  Do not use force to separate the brake discs from the wheel hub, if necessary use rust solvent, as you could otherwise damage the brake discs.
t  Technical data → Chapter
3 - Brake pads
t  with wear indicator - with a corresponding wear (limit: 2 to 3 mm) the warning light in the dash panel insert lights up
t  Thickness 19.5 mm including support plate
t  Wear limit: 7 mm including support plate
t  Inspect thickness → BookletOctavia
t  always replace axle-wise
t  removing and installing → Chapter
t  Observe the instructions for changing the pad → Chapter
t  05.98 ►: do not interchange the inside and outside brake pads → Chapter
4 - Brake caliper
t  removing:
–  Remove brake pads -Pos. 3
–  Insert brake pedal load.
–  Unscrew brake hose -Pos. 7- from brake caliper
t  Installing:
–  Install brake pads -Pos. 3-
–  Screw brake hose -Pos. 7- to brake caliper
–  Take out brake pedal load.
–  Bleeding Brake System → Chapter
t  repairing → Chapter
t  Observe the instructions for changing the pad → Chapter
5 - Guide bolt, 30 Nm
t  removing and installing → Chapter
6 - Cap
7 - Brake hose with banjo union and hollow screw
t  cannot be disassembled, must be fully replaced
t  Tightening torque: 35 Nm
8 - Wheel-bearing housing
9 - 8 Nm
10 - ABS wheel speed sensor
t  clean the inner surface of the hole before inserting the wheel speed sensor and coat with a solid lubricant paste -G 000 650- (e.g. Wolfrakote Top Paste)
11 - Cover plate
12 - 10 Nm
13 - Wheel bearing
t  replace after each removal
t  pressing in and pressing out → Chapter
14 - Circlip
15 - Wheel hub with pulse rotor
t  only on vehicles with ABS
t  pressing in and pressing out → Chapter
16 - Wheel hub without pulse rotor
t  only on vehicles without ABS

   

Removing and installing brake pads/brake caliper (FS III) > < Changing the brake pads of the front brake - Mounting instructions