Seat Leon >> Exploded view - rear brake calliper
SEAT Leon Service and Repair Manual / Brake system / Brakes - hydraulics / Rear brake calliper / Exploded view - rear brake calliper
Assembly overview - rear brake calliper, vehicles with manual parking brake
- - Air drain plug, 10 Nm
- Before tightening, apply a fine layer of assembly paste to the screw thread .
- - Protective cap
- - Bolt, 35 Nm
- Self-locking
- Replace after each removal
- When loosening and tightening, lock the guide pin
- - Brake caliper housing with
lever for the handbrake cable
- If the hand brake cable lever is not sealed, then replace the calliper housing.
- After repairing, carry out an initial purge on the brake calliper housing
- - Guide pin
- Grease before fitting the protective hood
- - Protective cap
- Fit to the brake plate and to the guide pin
- - Brake back plate with guide
pins and protective cover
- Delivered as assembled part, with sufficient grease on the guide pins
- If the protective covers or the guide pins are damaged, then the repair kit must be fitted. Use grease sachet supplied to lubricate the guide pins.
- - Protective cap
- Fit with the outer sealing lip on the piston
- - Piston with automatic readjustment device
- Remove and install
- Apply a thin coating of assembly paste to the piston
- - Oil seal
- Take care not to damage when inserting piston.
- Remove and install
Assembly overview - rear brake calliper, vehicles with electronic parking brake
- When carrying out repairs, install all parts supplied in repair kit.
- Use only methylated spirits for cleaning the brake.
- New brake calipers are filled with brake fluid and are pre-bled.
- - Brake calliper
- - Damper bushes
- - Guide pin
- - Hoods
- - Hexagon socket head bolt
- 8 Nm
- - Parking brake motor.
- - Seal
- Renew
- - Compressor nut
- Removing and installing not possible.
- - Seal
- Removing and installing not possible.
- - Piston
- Removing and installing not possible.
- - Protective cap
- Remove and install
Note Brake caliper does not need to be removed in order to renew protective cap; do not unbolt break hose.
- Remove and install
- - Bleeder screw
- Apply thin coat of assembly paste G 052 150 A2 to thread before screwing in.
- 10 Nm
- - Grease cap
Removing and installing brake calliper pistons, vehicles with manual parking brake
Special tools and workshop equipment required Wedge - 3409- Opening/closing wrench - T10165- Note Other than removal and installation of the brake calliper piston, no repairs ar ...See also:
Loosening the wheel bolts
The wheel bolts must be loosened before raising the vehicle.
Fig. 155 Changing the
wheel: Loosening the
wheel bolts
Loosening
– Fit the box spanner as far as it will go over the wheel bolt.
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