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Brake disc, front wheel

Brake disc, front wheel

Note

To achieve satisfactory braking, both brake discs should be changed at the same time.


To remove


1. Raise the car and remove the wheel.

2. Remove the brake hose from the clip.


3. Press the brake piston back, using a pair of slip-joint pliers.

4. Remove the two brake caliper retaining bolts. Suspend the brake caliper from the suspension strut, using a cable tie.

5.
Remove the brake disc's locking screws.

6. Lift off the brake disc.


To fit



1. Wash the new brake disc and check that its surface in contact with the hub is free from rust, burs and the like.

2. When fitting the brake disc, check that the hub's surface in contact with it is not rusty or dirty.

Fit the brake disc on the hub, apply Loctite 242 to the locking screws of the brake disc and tighten them with a torque wrench.

Tightening torque: 4 Nm (3 lbf ft)


3. Fit the brake caliper, apply Loctite 242 to the bolts and tighten them.

Tightening torque: 4 Nm (3 lbf ft)


4. Fit the brake hose into the clip.

5. Fit the wheel, see Wheels .

Tightening torques

aluminium wheel 110 Nm (81 lbf ft)

steel wheel 50 Nm +2x90°, max. 110 Nm (37 lbf ft +2x90°, max. 81 lbf ft)

Important

The wheel must hang freely when the wheel bolts are being tightened.


Lower the car and depress the brake pedal to force out the brake pads.

Check the level of the brake fluid.

Drive the car on test and check the operation of the brakes.