Front Brakes, FBC-57

Front Brakes, FBC-57

• Install the entire repair kit.

• After replacing brake pads, depress brake pedal several times firmly to properly seat brake pads in their normal operating position.

• When siphoning brake fluid, always use a bleeder bottle that is used exclusively for brake fluid. Brake fluid is poisonous. NEVER siphon brake fluid with your mouth!

• Check brake caliper for ease of movement by moving it sideways.






1 - Brake Pads

• Wear limit => [ Brakes ] Brakes

• Illustration of left front with brake wear cable

• The inner surface (with tension spring) in the left brake caliper is equipped with a cable for wear indicator.

• Must always be replaced together on both sides of axle

• Before installing the brake pads, clean the pad guide surface and coat it with a film of Polycarbamide grease (G 052 142 A2).

• Removing and Installing => [ Front Brake Pads, FBC-57 ] Front Brake Pads, FBC-57

• Different versions => ETKA

• Before installing new brake pads, thoroughly clean the brake calipers of contaminants (grease-free). When doing this, pay particular attention to the cleanliness of the brake pad contact surfaces.

2 - Brake Carrier

• Bolt to wheel bearing housing

• The retaining pins for the brake pads on the brake carrier must not be loosened under any circumstances.

3 - Bolt

• Brake carrier to wheel bearing housing

• Use new bolts => ETKA.

• 196 Nm

4 - Bolt

• Tighten the brake caliper to the brake carrier.

• 30 Nm

5 - Brake Line Connection To The Brake Caliper

• 20 Nm

6 - Bolt

• The 4 bolts must not be loosened under any circumstances.

7 - Brake Caliper Housing

• When doing work, do not allow to hang from brake hose, rather suspend it from the body using bundling wire

• The brake caliper must not be disassembled.

• Except for "Brake Pads, Removing and Installing" => [ Front Brake Pads, FBC-57 ] Front Brake Pads, FBC-57, "Front Brake Caliper, Servicing" and replacing the guide pins, no further repairs should made to the brake caliper.

• Hose must be installed free of twists

8 - Spring Clamp

• Remove the brake pads before removal

• Insert after installing the brake pads

9 - Brake Pad Retaining Pins

• do not remove

The 4 retaining pins for the brake pads on the brake carrier must not be loosened under any circumstances.

10 - Securing The Brake Pad In The Brake Caliper

11 - Brake Rotor

• Wear limit => [ Brakes ] Brakes

• Must always be replaced together on both sides of axle

• Removing and Installing => [ Front Brake Disc, FBC-57 ] Front Brake Disc, FBC-57

• Coat contact surfaces between brake disc and wheel hub with Polycarbamide grease (G 052 142 A2).

• Allocation

• Thickness

12 - Brake Pad Bolt

• 5 Nm