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Polo Mk3

Installing
Installing
Before pressing piston back into cylinder with piston resetting tool, draw off brake fluid from brake fluid reservoir. Otherwise, particularly if reservoir has been topped up, fluid will overflow and cause damage.
   
–  Screw in piston by turning knurled wheel of resetting and removal tool 3272 clockwise, do not damage protective cap when doing this.
t  Fit resetting and removal tool 3272 so that collar -arrow- of tool rests on brake caliper.
t  If piston is difficult to move, use a 13 mm open jaw spanner on flats -arrow A- provided for this purpose.
  V46-0827
–  Insert brake pads and brake pad retaining springs -arrows- into brake carrier.
–  Pull protective foil off brake pad backplate.
  N46-0166
–  Secure brake caliper with new self-locking bolts.
t  The repair kit includes four self-locking hexagon bolts which must be installed in all cases.
  V46-0787
–  Secure handbrake cable on brake caliper -arrow-.
–  Adjust handbrake → Chapter.
–  Install wheels.
t  After changing brake pads, firmly depress brake pedal several times with vehicle stationary, so that the brake pads are properly seated in their normal operating position.
t  After changing brake pads check brake fluid level.
  N46-0011

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