Audi A6 2005 - Page 103

Do not remove the brake caliper to remove the brake pads.
Illustration: Front left brake caliper
– Unplug electrical connector for pad wear indicator wire -12-.
– Unclip pad wear indicator wire.
– Pull securing clips -14- out of pin for pad retaining spring
-15- and pad retaining pin -16-.
– Press pin for pad retaining spring -15- through brake caliper
from outside to inside.
– Pull pad retaining pin -16- out of brake caliper from outside to
inside.
WARNING
Pad retaining spring is under tension; hold your hand over the
spring to avoid risk of injury.
– Remove pad retaining spring.
– Press back brake pistons with brake pads installed using pis‐
ton resetting appliance - T10145- .
To do so, position tool -T10145- at backing plates of installed
brake pads and carefully press brake pads back into brake cali‐
per.
Note
Before pressing the piston back, draw off brake fluid from the
reservoir with a bleeder bottle. Otherwise, fluid can overflow and
cause damage, particularly if the reservoir has been topped up.
WARNING
Brake fluid is poisonous and must NOT be drawn off by sucking
through a hose.
WARNING
Do not apply brake when brake pads are removed.
– Clean brake caliper.
Use only methylated spirits to clean the brake caliper housing.
Installing
The ceramic brake discs must always be checked for damage and
wear when renewing the brake pads.
♦ ⇒ “2 Assessment of ceramic brake discs”, page 6
♦ ⇒ “3 Assessing degree of wear on ceramic brake discs”, page
10
– Check brake disc.
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