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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Front brakes, servicing (Teves/Ate)  
Brake pads, removing and installing  
Rear wheel brakes, servicing (drum brakes)  
Brake shoe adjustment, releasing  
Rear wheel brakes, servicing  
Brake shoes, removing and installing  
Parking brake, adjusting (drum brakes)  
Rear wheel brakes, servicing (disc brakes)  
Girling rear wheel disc brakes (front and four wheel drive vehicles)  
Brake pads, removing and installing  
Parking brake, adjusting (disc brakes)  
Parking brake lever assembly overview  
Brake pedal/brake servo, removing and installing  
Brake pedal, removing and installing  
Brake Light Switch, adjusting  
47 - Brakes - Hydraulic components  
Assembly overview: brake master cylinder/brake servo  
Girling front brake caliper, servicing  
Front brake caliper pistons, removing and installing  
Front brake caliper, servicing (Teves/Ate)  
Rear brake caliper, servicing  
Rear brake caliper piston, removing and installing  
Pre-bleeding brake caliper  
Brake pressure regulator, checking and adjusting  
Vehicles without ABS, vehicles with ABS, ABS/EDS, Teves 04  
Load dependent brake pressure regulator specifications  
Adjusting regulator  
Brake system, bleeding  
Brake system, bleeding (vehicles with and without ABS, ABS/EDL)  
Brake system, bleeding (with pressure bleeder VAS 5234)  
Brake system, bleeding (without pressure bleeder)  
 
   
     
        
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9 - Mounting bracket with 
retainer for brake 
pressure regulator  Installation position  
Fig. 4  Check and if 
necessary adjust rear 
axle total toe after 
installation  If possible do not 
loosen when removing 
the rear axle 
10 - Hex nut/washer, 35 Nm 
(26 ft lb) 
11 - Regulator spring 
bracket 
12 - Bonded rubber 
mounting  Note installation 
position  Fig. 7  Pressing out  Fig. 5 
and  Fig. 6  Pressing in  Fig. 8  Only replace as pair 13 - Axle beam  Stub axle contact 
surfaces and threaded 
holes are to be free of 
paint and dirt 
14 - Parking brake cable 
bracket Page 3 of 14Rear Wheel Suspension, Shafts and Axle12/7/2004http://ebahn.bentleypublishers.com/vw/servlet/Display?action=Goto&type=repair&id=VW.B4.SU01.42.1  
     
        
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26 - Dished washer  Large contact surface 
(concave side) to 
backing plate 
27 - Backing plate 
28 - Axle beam  Straightening work is 
not permissible! Only 
use stub axles with 6 
mounting holes. 
29 - Parking brake cable  Adjusting parking 
brake  Page 46-36 30 - Spring clip Page 14 of 18Wheel bearings, servicing12/7/2004http://ebahn.bentleypublishers.com/vw/servlet/Display?action=Goto&type=repair&id=VW.B4.SU01.42.2  
     
        
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16 - Circlip  Ensure seated 
correctly 
17 - Wheel bearing  72 mm diameter  Pressing out  Page 42-64  Pressing in  page.  Page 42-65 18 - Hex bolt, 10 Nm (7 ft lb) 19 - Backing plate 
20 - Parking brake cable  Adjusting parking 
brake  Page 46-36 21 - Spring clip 
22 - Hex socket head bolt, 
10 Nm (7 ft lb) 
23 - Speed sensor  Before inserting, clean 
and coat with 
lubricating paste G 
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Rear wheel brakes, 
servicing 
Note:  
After working on the rear wheel 
brakes:  Release parking brake.  Firmly depress the brake 
pedal once. 
1 - Spring plate  To remove, push 
against the spring and 
turn through 90 2 - Spring 
3 - Brake shoe with lever 
for parking brake  Removing and 
installing  Page 46-23  Adjusting parking 
brake  Page 46-26 Page 1 of 8Rear wheel brakes, servicing12/7/2004http://ebahn.bentleypublishers.com/vw/servlet/Display?action=Goto&type=repair&id=VW.B4.SU01.46.4  
     
        
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Brake shoes, removing and installing  
    
Removing  
    
- Remove brake drum.     
- Remove spring plate.     
- Unhook lower return spring.     
- Remove brake shoes.     
- Unhook parking brake cable.     - Clamp brake shoes in vice. - Remove wedge spring. - Remove upper return spring.     - Unhook locating spring. Page 5 of 8Rear wheel brakes, servicing12/7/2004http://ebahn.bentleypublishers.com/vw/servlet/Display?action=Goto&type=repair&id=VW.B4.SU01.46.4  
     
        
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Installing      - Connect locating spring and install brake shoes on 
the push rod. 
- Insert wedge.     - Insert brake shoe with brake lever in push rod. - Connect upper return spring. - Connect parking brake cable to brake lever. - Place brake shoes on wheel cylinder pistons. - Connect lower return spring and lift brake shoes 
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Parking brake, adjusting (drum brakes)  
    
Note:  
    Due to the automatic rear wheel brake 
adjustment there is no requirement to adjust the 
parking brake. Adjustment is only necessary after 
replacing parking brake cables, backing plate or 
brake linings 
    
- Release parking brake.     
- Firmly depress brake pedal once.     
- Pull parking brake lever up four notches.     
Note:  
    The hand grip and center console must be 
moved to access the adjusting nuts (arrow)  
Page 46-39 .     - Tighten adjusting nuts (arrows) until both wheels 
are difficult to turn by hand. 
- Release parking brake and check that both wheels turn freely. Page 8 of 8Rear wheel brakes, servicing12/7/2004http://ebahn.bentleypublishers.com/vw/servlet/Display?action=Goto&type=repair&id=VW.B4.SU01.46.4