Brake pads should always be replaced as a set. If old pads are to be reinstalled, they must be properly marked before being removed so that they can be reinstalled in their original position. Otherwise, the brakes may become sluggish.
Disconnect the handbrake cable from the brake saddle lever.
Place the rear of the car on jack stands and remove the rear wheels.
Separate the handbrake cable from the brake saddle.
Disconnect and remove both brake seat cylinder mounting screws while holding the guide bolt with a fork wrench.
Rock the brake saddle back to remove the brake pads.
Using a special tool, screw in the piston while pressing the brake seat. Rotate the tool to the right. Since brake fluid may leak out, suck out some fluid from the master cylinder reservoir.
Measure the thickness of the brake pads. If they are worn out and the thickness of the pad together with the metal plate has decreased to 7 mm, they should be replaced as a set.
Clean the released brake seat support and cylinder from brake dust. At the same time, check the humidity; there should be no signs of leakage in the brake cylinder. Otherwise, the brake seat cylinder should be repaired or a new cylinder should be installed.
When installing brake pads, proceed as follows.
Insert both brake shoes into the shafts and tilt the body forward again.
To secure the brake saddle, use new screws, tightening them to a torque of 35 Nm. Again, hold the guide bolt with a fork wrench.
With the engine off, press the brake pedal hard at least 40 times to activate the adjustment mechanism.
Perform all other operations in reverse order. If necessary, adjust the brake fluid level in the master cylinder reservoir, tighten the wheel nuts to a torque of 110 Nm.
After installation is complete, adjust the handbrake as follows.
Release the handbrake lever.
Tighten the adjusting nut on the handbrake lever until the lever in the brake seat area is raised above the stop -arrow-, but the lift level should not exceed 1.5 mm.
Pull the handbrake lever fully and release it again. The handbrake is now adjusted perfectly and does not need to be checked again.
Check that both rear wheels rotate freely.
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