Skoda Felicia

since 1994 release

Repair and operation of the car

Check of a state, removal and installation of disks of forward brake mechanisms

Attentively study the preventions provided in the beginning of the Section Replacement of Hoses and Tubes of a Hydraulic Path of the Brake System.

Check of a state

PERFORMANCE ORDER

Replacement of disks is always made in couple for both brake mechanisms of this axis in order to avoid loss of course stability of the car when braking.

1. Cock the parking brake, then a front of the car and establish to a poddomkratta it on props. Remove corresponding forward wheels.
2. Slowly rotating a disk, attentively examine it on both sides on existence of deep scratches, zadir and cavities. It is possible not to pay attention to small roughnesses, in case of detection of serious defects the disk has to be replaced.
3. Existence of spots of a rust and brake dust on an outer edge of a surface of a disk is norm. At desire the disk can just be smoothed out an emery paper. If on edge of a disk as a result of excessive wear of a working surface the step was formed, thickness of a disk should be checked with application of a micrometer. You perform measurement in several points on disk perimeter as in a zone of contact with brake shoes, and out of it. The disk which is worn out below an admissible limit is subject to replacement.
4. By means of the dial measuring instrument of plunger type, or flat metal whetstone and the probe of lezviyny type estimate disk beating size, make sure that it does not exceed admissible value. The size of a beating is measured on the circle located in 10.0 mm from the outer edge of a disk. If the result of measurement goes beyond admissible value, the disk is also subject to replacement, however, before make sure of serviceability of a condition of the stupichny bearing.
5. Attentively examine a disk on existence of cracks, paying special attention to sites around openings under wheel bolts. In case of detection of defects replace a disk (together with opposite).

REMOVAL

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Turn out two bolts of fastening of an anchor bracket of a support of the brake mechanism to stupichny assembly. Remove a support from a disk and tie up it a wire to a suspension bracket spring (try not to allow tension of a flexible brake hose).

2. Screw the fixing screw and remove a brake disk from stupichny assembly. In case of hard landing of a disk tap it for release by the hammer with soft brisk.

INSTALLATION

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Track that the interfaced surfaces of a disk and a nave at installation were absolutely pure. At installation of a new disk remove from it with solvent all traces of preservative.
2. Establish a disk on a nave and tighten the fixing screw with the required effort.
3. Return assembly of a support on the regular place - track correctness of placement of brake shoes on both sides of a disk. Screw and tighten fixing bolts with the required effort.
4. Establish into place a wheel, lower the car on the earth and tighten wheel bolts with the required effort. Several times squeeze out a foot brake for shrinkage of blocks on a disk, then you can begin the movement.