Installing

Make

Volkswagen

Model

Golf Mk5

Section

Brakes, hydraulics, regulator, servo › Repairing rear brake caliper › Installing

Running gearInstalling

Installing –  The surfaces of the piston and seal must be cleaned only with methylated spirits and then dried. –  Apply a thin coat of assembly paste G 052 150 A2 to piston and seal before inserting.

–  Place protective cap with outer sealing lip onto piston. –  Insert inner sealing lip into groove in cylinder using wedge 3409.

When doing this, hold piston in front of brake caliper. –  Screw in piston by turning thumb wheel clockwise.

–  To aid screwing in, use special tool T10165/1. t  Apply resetting and removal tool so that collar of tool is resting on brake caliper. t  If the piston is pushed back with a piston resetting tool (e.g. T10145) or by operating the foot brake the automatic adjustment in the brake caliper is destroyed.

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