Removing and installing brake caliper FS III — VW

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes 5C7, 5C1

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• Do not blow out brake system with compressed air; the resulting dust constitutes a health hazard! — Apply thin coat of assembly pasteG 052 150 A2 to piston and seal before installing.

📋 Procedure

1. Remove brake caliper .
2. Press piston out of brake caliper using compressed air.
3. Lever off protective cap from brake caliper using removal wedge3409.
4. Remove seal using removal wedge3409.
5. ⚠ Do not blow out brake system with compressed air; the resulting dust constitutes a health hazard! — Apply thin coat of assembly pasteG 052 150 A2 to piston and seal before installing.

6. Insert seal into brake caliper.
7. Place protective cap with outer sealing lip on piston.
8. Using removal wedge3409, insert inner sealing lip into cylinder groove.
9. Press piston into brake caliper using piston resetting tool.
10. Install brake caliper .

🎬 Related video tutorial

Independent AUTODOC tutorial for the same job, filmed on a different model (GOLF 5 (1K1)) — the technique carries over, the fasteners and figures on this page are the ones for your car.

How to change front brake caliper on VW GOLF 5 (1K1)

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