Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Jetta. Manual - part 442
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Use methylated spirit only for
cleaning the brake caliper
housing.
Installing
- Remove both guide pins (arrows)
from brake caliper.
- Remove brake caliper housing
and secure with wire so that the
weight of the brake caliper does
not stress or damage brake hose.
- Remove brake pads out of brake
caliper housing or from brake
carrier.
- Clean brake caliper housing, in
particular the bonding surface for
the brake pad. It must be free of
adhesive and grease residues.
Brake pads with specified
direction of rotation
1 - Right-hand piston side brake pad
2 - Left-hand piston side brake pad
Note:
Before inserting new brake pads,
press piston back into the cylinder
with resetting tool. Before pressing
the piston back, draw off brake fluid
from the reservoir with a bleeder
bottle. Otherwise if reservoir has
been topped off, fluid will overflow
and cause damage.
Front brakes