Rear Brake Pads: Removal - Refitting - Renault Laguna III Manual

Rear brake pads: Removal - Refitting
Special tooling required
Fre. 1190-01 Brake calliper piston return
tool.
Tightening torquesm
guide pin bolts
IMPORTANT
Consult the safety and cleanliness advice and oper-
ation recommendations before carrying out any
repair (see 33A, Rear axle components, Rear
axle components: Precautions for the repair,
page 33A-1) .
WARNING
To avoid damaging the parking brake cable protec-
tors and causing premature wear of the system, do
not handle the cables with a tool.
REMOVAL
I - REMOVAL PREPARATION OPERATION
a Position the vehicle on a two-post lift (see Vehicle:
Towing and lifting) (MR 415, 02A, Lifting equip-
ment).
a Remove the rear wheels (see 35A, Wheels and ty-
res, Wheel: Removal - Refitting, page 35A-1) .
a Release the parking brake.
II - OPERATION FOR REMOVAL OF PART
CONCERNED
a Unhook the parking brake cables from the callipers.
a Remove the retaining spring using a wide, flat-blade
screwdriver.
REAR AXLE COMPONENTS
32 Nm
a Remove:
- the plugs at the end of the guide pins,
- the guide pin bolts (1) ,
- the brake pads.
a Hang the brake calliper from the suspension spring.
REFITTING
I - REFITTING PREPARATIONS OPERATION
a Measure the thickness of the pads and then com-
pare them to the minimum values (see 30A, Gener-
al information, Brake: Specifications, page 30A-
16) .
a Use a wire brush and BRAKE CLEANER (see Ve-
hicle: Parts and consumables for the repair) (MR
415, 04B, Consumables - Products) to clean:
- the calliper supports,
- the callipers,
- the guide pin bolts.
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33A
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