Brake System
Front Brake Caliper, Servicing
In this manual: Brake System
11steps
~66min
3/5difficulty
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Overview - Brake Caliper FN 3
- Install the entire repair kit when servicing.
- Only use mineral spirits to clean the brakes.
- Apply a thin coat of Assembly Paste -G 052 150 A2- to brake cylinders, pistons and seals.

- Dust Cap
- Attach to bleeder valve
- Bleeder Valve
- 10 N·m
- Apply a thin coat of aAssembly Paste -G 052 150 A2- to the threads before screwing in.
- Caps
- Insert in bushing
- Guide Pins
- 30 N·m
- Bearing Bushing
- Insert in brake caliper
- Brake Caliper
- Brake Carrier
- Bolt to brake caliper
- Spring
- Insert with both ends in holes of brake caliper
- Seal
- Removing and installing.
- Piston
- Removing and installing.
- Apply a thin coat of Assembly Paste -G 052 150 A2- to piston beforehand
- Protective Cap
- Removing and installing.
- Do not damage when inserting the piston
FN 3 Brake Caliper Piston, Removing and Installing
Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Trim Removal Wedge -3409-
- Piston Resetting Tool -T10145-
- Piston Resetting Tool - Cap /6 -T10146/6-
Removing
- Use compressed air to push the piston out of the brake caliper.
Place A Wooden Board Into the Recess So the Piston Is Not Damaged.

- Remove the protective cap from the brake caliper using the Trim Removal Wedge -3409-.

- Remove the seal with the Trim Removal Wedge -3409-
When removing, make sure that the cylinder surface is not damaged.

Installing
- The surface of the piston and seal must only be cleaned with mineral spirits and then dried.
- Thinly coat piston and seal with Assembly Paste -G 052 150 A2- before inserting.
- Insert the seal in brake caliper.
- Insert the protective cap -A- into the Piston Resetting Tool - Cap /6 -T10146/6--1-.

- Press the protective cap with the assembly tool -1- and the piston resetting tool -2- into the brake caliper so that it contacts the brake caliper all around.

Check the Seating of Protective Caps
- Protective cap must no longer be able to be pulled from brake caliper by hand.

- Press the piston lightly against the protective cap and lock it into position, for example with the trim removal wedge -2-.

Do not tilt the piston in order to avoid damaging the sealing boot.
- Blow the protective cap on with pressurized air (maximum 3 bar (43 psi)) -1-. This will force the protective cap onto the piston.
- Press the piston into brake caliper using a piston resetting tool -1-.
Outer sealing lip of protective cap will then engage in the piston groove.

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