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VW Tiguan Brake System ➜ Front brake caliper

Tiguan 2021 ➀, Tiguan RUS 2021 ➀  
Brake system - Edition 10.2020  
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Front brake caliper  
β‡’ o1.1 verview – front brake caliper”, page 86  
β‡’ a1.2 nd installing brake caliper piston”, page 88  
1.1  
Assembly overview – front brake cali‐  
per  
β‡’ o1.1.1 verview - brake caliper PC57 and C60”, page 86  
1.1.1  
Assembly overview - brake caliper PC57 and C60  
♦ Install complete repair kit when servicing.  
♦ Use only methylated spirits for cleaning the brake.  
♦ Apply thin coat of assembly paste G 052 150 A2 to brake  
cylinders, pistons and seals.  
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1 - Brake caliper  
❑ Removing and instal‐  
ling β‡’ page 54  
2 - Hexagon bolt  
❑ Renew after removal  
❑ 35 Nm  
3 - Bleeder valve  
❑ Lightly lubricate thread  
before screwing in. For  
allocation, see β‡’ Elec‐  
tronic parts catalogue  
(ETKA)  
❑ 10 Nm  
4 - Dust cap  
❑ Fit onto bleeder valve  
5 - Seal  
❑ Captive, cannot be re‐  
newed individually  
6 - Banjo bolt  
❑ Cannot be renewed in‐  
dividually  
❑ 35 Nm  
7 - Brake hose  
❑ With ring connector,  
banjo union and seal  
❑ Ensure correct installa‐  
tion position  
8 - Brake pads  
❑ Removing and instal‐  
ling β‡’ page 51  
9 - Guide pin  
10 - Protective cap  
❑ Grease groove and insert in brake carrier and guide pin, use grease from repair kit.  
11 - Brake carrier  
❑ Supplied as pre-assembled replacement part with greased guide pins and protective caps.  
❑ If protective caps or guide pins are damaged, install repair kit. Use lubricant sachet supplied to  
lubricate guide pins.  
12 - Not fitted  
13 - Protective cap  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 88  
❑ When inserting piston, take care not to damage protective cap  
14 - Piston  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 88  
❑ Apply thin coat of assembly paste G 052 150 A2 to piston before installing.  
15 - Seal  
❑ Removing and installing β‡’ page 88  
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1.2  
Removing and installing brake caliper  
piston  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
♦ Removal wedge -3409-  
♦ Piston resetting appliance -T10145-  
Removing  
Place a piece of wood -A- in the recess to prevent damage to  
the piston.  
– Press piston out of brake caliper using compressed air  
-arrow-.  
– Remove seal -2- using removal wedge -3409- -1-.  
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When removing ensure that the surface of the cylinder is not  
damaged.  
Installing  
Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:  
– The surfaces of the piston and seal must be cleaned only  
with methylated spirits and then dried.  
– Before inserting, apply thin coat of assembly paste  
G 052 150 A2 to piston and seal.  
– Insert seal in brake caliper.  
– Place protective cap with outer sealing lip on piston.  
– Using removal wedge -3409- -A-, insert inner sealing lip into  
cylinder groove.  
When doing this, hold piston in front of brake caliper.  
– Press piston into brake caliper using piston resetting appli‐  
ance -T10145- -A-.  
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