Skoda Workshop Service and Repair Manuals > Octavia Mk1 > Chassis | Brake, brake mechanics | Summary of Components of Foot Controls, Brake Pedal | Separating the brake pedal from the brake servo unit and clipping

Separating the brake pedal from the brake servo unit and clipping

Special tools and workshop equipment required

t	Release tool -T10159A-

–	Release screws -2-.

–	Pull the footwell covering -1- out of the holders.

Only for LHD vehicles

–	Release screws -1-.

–	Removing cover -A-.

–	On vehicles with manual gearbox, remove the connecting plate between the clutch pedal and the brake pedal -arrows-.

Continued for all vehicles

–	Remove brake light switch -1- up to MY 1999 → Chapter, as of MY 2000 → Chapter.

Note

Fig. shows the separation of the brake pedal from the brake servo unit with the foot controls removed for clarity.

–	Press the brake pedal towards the brake servo unit and hold it in position.

1 -	Brake pedal

2 -	Pressure rod

3 -	Retaining lugs

–	Insert release tool -T10159A- and pull towards the driver's seat while counterholding the brake pedal. (At this moment the pedal must not move backwards.) This causes the retaining lugs -3- of the support to be pressed off the spherical head of the push rod -2-.

–	Pull the release tool -T10159A- and the brake pedal jointly towards the driver's seat. (This causes the brake pedal to be drawn off the ball knob of the pressure rod).

Clipping the brake pedal onto the brake servo unit

–	Hold the spherical head of the push rod in front of the support and press the brake pedal towards the brake servo unit until the spherical head locks audibly into place.

Further installation occurs in reverse order.

–	Installing and setting brake light switch vehicles up to MY 1999 → Chapter, vehicles as of MY 2000 → Chapter.

Tightening torques:

Connecting plate between clutch pedal and brake pedal

20 Nm

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