Repairing Girling rear disc brakes, vehicles with front or four-wheel drive — VW

Repairing Girling rear disc brakes, vehicles with front or four-wheel drive
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Four-wheel drive vehicles: only items
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Axle beam
Hexagon socket head bolt, 10 Nm
Speed sensor
Only vehicles with ABS.
Insert with
lubricating paste
G 000 650
.
Bracket for brake hose
Hexagon socket head bolt, 65 Nm
Self-locking hexagon bolt, 35 Nm
Renew.
When loosening and tightening, counterhold on guide pin.
Guide pin
Protective cap
Brake pad retaining spring
Always renew when changing pads.
Cover ring
Spacer collar - cover ring to cover plate, 9.5 mm.
Brake carrier with guide pins and protective caps
Replacement carriers are supplied assembled and with sufficient grease on guide pins.
If protective caps or guide pins are damaged, renew using repair kit. Use grease sachet supplied to lubricate guide pins.
Brake pads
Thickness 12 mm.
Checking thickness:
Maintenance
Booklet
27
.
Wear limit: 7 mm (including backing plate).
Always renew both sides.
Removing and installing
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Hexagon bolt, 23 Nm
Only vehicles for USA.
Vibration damper
Only vehicles for USA.
Brake caliper
Repairing
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Adjust handbrake cable first after repairing or renewing.
Ensure foot brake is NOT depress beforehand.
Adjust handbrake
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Outer wheel bearing
Hexagon nut
Adjusting wheel bearing play: using a screwdriver it must be possible to move the thrust washer by finger pressure (without leverage)
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Secure with locking ring and new split pin.
Split pin
Renew.
Grease cap
Removing and installing
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Locking ring
Thrust plate
Wheel bolt, 110 Nm
Brake disc
Brake disc for vehicles with front-wheel drive: 226 mm ∅.
Removing and installing
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Brake disc for vehicles with four-wheel drive: 239 mm ∅.
Removing and installing
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Brake disc thickness (both versions): 10 mm.
Wear limit: 8 mm.
When worn, always renew both sides.
Brake disc assembly sequence (brake disc run-in).
Brake caliper
Brake pads
Brake carrier
Inner wheel bearing
Sealing ring
Speed sensor rotor
Drive off using a drift through a wheel bolt hole.
Drive on using a suitable sleeve.
Hexagon bolt, 60 Nm
Dished spring
Larger contact surface faces towards cover plate.
Cover plate
Stub axle
Handbrake cable
Adjust handbrake
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Spring clip