Ceramic Front Brakes (Pr 1Lw); Servicing Ceramic Brakes - Audi A8 2003 Workshop Manual

Audi A8 2003 ➤
Brake system - Edition 03.2013
3

Ceramic front brakes (PR 1LW)

⇒ "3.1 Servicing ceramic brakes", page 54
3.1

Servicing ceramic brakes

The ceramic brake discs must always be checked for damage and
wear when renewing the brake pads.
♦ ⇒ "2 Assessment of ceramic brake discs", page 4
♦ ⇒ "3 Assessing degree of wear on ceramic brake discs", page
7
Note
Always install all parts supplied in repair kit.
♦
After renewing brake pads, depress brake pedal firmly several
♦
times with vehicle stationary so that the pads are properly
seated in their normal operating position.
To draw off brake fluid from brake fluid reservoir use a bleeder
♦
bottle which is used only for brake fluid. Brake fluid is poison‐
ous and must NOT be drawn off by sucking through a hose.
1 - Bolts
Caution
Do NOT loosen these
bolts.
Note
These bolts do not have to be loos‐
ened in order to remove the brake
caliper. Loosen bolts -10- to remove
the brake caliper.
2 - Retaining spring for brake
pads
3 - Guide pin
4 - Brake caliper
❑ If assembly work is re‐
quired, do not leave cal‐
iper hanging from brake
hose but secure it to
body with wire
❑ With the exception of
"Renewing brake pads"
⇒ page 48 and "Servic‐
ing front brake caliper"
⇒ page 88 , no repairs
may be performed on
the brake caliper.
❑ Always renew on both
sides of axle
❑ Allocation ⇒ page 1
Brakes
❑ Removing and installing
54
Rep. gr.46 - Brakes - mechanism
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