Installation
Mark the position of the wheel on the hub with paint. Thanks to this, the balanced wheel can be installed again in its original position.
When loosening the wheel nuts, the vehicle must be on its wheels.
Raise the rear of the vehicle onto the stands.
Remove wheel.
Attention: It is not allowed to rearrange the brake pads from the right wheel to the left. Repositioning the pads can result in uneven braking action. Brake pads of one bridge must be replaced only as a set. If disc brake pads are to be reinstalled, their location must be marked before removal.
Release the handbrake cable from the retaining clip at the lower transverse arm.
Unscrew the front guide pin.
Disconnect the plug connector of the brake lining wear indicator sensor.
Swing the piston housing up.
Remove brake pads.
Installation
Attention: When the brake pads are removed, do not depress the brake pedal, otherwise the piston will be pushed out of the housing.
Clean the guide surfaces or, respectively, the places of the pads in the housing shaft with a suitable soft metal brush or wipe with a cloth soaked in alcohol. Do not use solutions containing mineral oils and tools with sharp edges.
Before installing the pads, examine the brake discs to the touch with your fingers for the absence of recesses. Notched discs need to be replaced.
Measure the thickness of the brake discs, see next chapter.
Check dust collar and caps for cracks. Replace a damaged cuff immediately, as penetrating dirt will quickly break the tightness of the caliper. To do this, the brake caliper must be disassembled (at the service station).
Bring the piston of the brake cylinder back into the body by screwing it in with a special FORD return tool.
Caution: Do not use a conventional return tool or a hard wood rod to mount the piston, as piston and adjusting bolt are damaged.
Attention: When installing the piston in the cylinder, the brake fluid is squeezed out of the brake cylinder into the compensation tank. Monitor the fluid level in the tank and, if necessary, suck out excess fluid with a siphon.
For suction, use a plastic bottle that has previously only been in contact with brake fluid. Do not use bottles intended for drinking liquids! Brake fluid is poisonous and must never be sucked out by mouth through a hose. Suck out the liquid with a siphon. After replacing the brake pads, the level of the brake fluid in the compensation tank should also not exceed the MAX mark, since the fluid expands when heated. The brake fluid flowing out of the reservoir gets under the main brake cylinder, destroys the varnish coating and leads to corrosion.
Make sure that there are no traces of oil and grease on the brake pads and brake discs, if necessary, clean them with alcohol.
Remove the protective paper from the brake pads and insert the pads into the housing.
Swing the piston housing down.
Lay the connecting wire of the brake lining wear indicator sensor in such a way as to prevent it from being chafed by the brake disc.
Connect the plug connector of the brake lining wear indicator sensor.
Attach guide pin and tighten to 35 Nm.
Attach the handbrake cable with the retaining clip to the lower transverse arm.
Screw the rear wheel with nuts in accordance with the marks made before removal. Lower the vehicle and tighten the wheel nuts crosswise to 100 Nm.
Caution: Depress the brake pedal strongly repeatedly with the vehicle stationary until strong resistance is felt.
Check the brake fluid level in the expansion tank and, if necessary, top up the tank to the MAX mark.
Carefully run in new brake pads by repeatedly braking the vehicle from a speed of 80 km/h to 40 km/h by lightly pressing the brake pedal. Allow the brake mechanisms to cool slightly between braking operations.
Attention: On a section of the road up to 200 km in length, sudden braking to a complete stop should not be undertaken.
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