Volkswagen Passat 2011 Workshop Manual page 134

Passat 2011 ➤ , Passat Variant 2011 ➤
Brake systems - Edition 02.2014
– Cut through brake line at a suitable point (straight, freely ac‐
cessible section) with pipe cutter -2-.
– Remove section to be renewed.
– Degrease brake line surface.
– Clamp brake line tightly in set of grips -4- so that approx. 50
mm project from plastic jaws.
– Clamp scraper -3- into a drill and position onto brake line.
– At slow drill speed and with gentle pressure on brake line,
scrape coating off brake line.
Length of scraping is determined by stop in scraper.
– Withdraw scraper from brake line and remove residue from
scraping.
– Remove set of grips and slide union bolt -D- onto brake line.
– Slide brake line -B- up to stop -A- in flanging tool.
Note
Brake line must be positioned against stop when the hexagon
socket head bolts are tightened, or the flange will not be formed
correctly.
– Tighten brake line in flanging tool until brake line can no longer
be moved. Fold up stop -A- and now tighten hexagon socket
head bolts diagonally using special wrench -C-.
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Rep. gr.47 - Brakes - hydraulics