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Removing and installing brake pads/linings > < Installing

Polo Mk5

Repairing rear brakes (disc brakes)
Repairing rear brakes (disc brakes)
  Note
t  Every time after changing pads, depress brake pedal firmly several times with vehicle stationary, so that brake pads are properly seated in their normal operating position.
t  After work for which the brake system had to be opened, bleed the brake system with brake charge and bleed system -VAS 5234- or extraction unit -V.A.G 1869/4-.
t  Before removing a brake caliper or disconnecting a brake hose, fit brake pedal depressor -V.A.G 1869/2- (when doing this, release pressure in system).
   
1 - Torx bolt, 4 Nm
2 - Brake disc
q   Thickness: 9 mm
q   Wear limit: 7 mm.
q   Always renew on both sides of an axle.
q   Unscrew brake caliper prior to removing.
q   Never remove brake discs from wheel hub by force. If necessary use penetrating fluid, because otherwise brake discs can be damaged.
3 - Hexagon bolt
q   → Running gear, axles, steering; Rep. gr.42.
4 - Splash plate
5 - Handbrake cable
q   Adjusting handbrake → Chapter.
6 - Axle beam
7 - Hexagon socket head bolt, 30 Nm and turn 30° further
8 - Brake hose
q   With banjo bolt and seals
q   Specified torque of banjo bolt to brake caliper: 38 Nm
q   Do not disconnect brake hose when changing pads.
9 - Self-locking hexagon bolt, 35 Nm
q   Always renew after removing.
10 - Brake caliper
q   Repairing → Chapter.
q   Removing and installing → Chapter.
11 - Brake pads
q   Thickness: 11.5 mm
q   Wear limit: 2 mm not including backplate.
q   Checking thickness → Booklet.
q   Always renew on both sides of an axle.
q   Removing and installing → Chapter.
12 - Brake carrier with guide pins and protective cap
q   Supplied as genuine part, assembled with sufficient grease on guide pins.
q   If protective cap or guide pins are damaged, install set of repair components. Use lubricant sachet supplied to lubricate guide pins.

   

Removing and installing brake pads/linings > < Installing