Alfa Romeo 33 owners manual page 210

text version of content this owner's manual page from owners manual to the vehicle Alfa Romeo 33, year of production 1983 - 1995:

FRONT AND REAR BRAKES Pad replacement 1. Empty brake fluid reservoir with CAUTION: a syringe. 1. Lift car’s front end positioning it When pads are off, do not push brake on safety stands (Refer to: Group 00 2. Disconnect brake fluid hose. pedal in order to avoid piston from3. Remove pads (Refer to: Pad - Lifting Points and Towing). being ejected from its seat on float- 2. Using a suitable punch, push pad Replacement). ing caliper. When replacing pads use4. With a plastic hammer, strike dowel pins@ as shown, in the figure that follows: only original spare parts and replace floating caliper@ till it comes off them on both calipers. from its support@ _ Pad assembly shall be carried out by positioning crawfoot towards the forward rotation direction of brake disc. 6. Clean pads’ seats on caliper with alcohol. 1 Pins CAUTION: Do not lubricate in any way the 3. Remove, in sequence: the lower pads’ retaining seats on calipers. pin, the cross spring plate0, and the upper pin. 7. Push piston back into floating caliper. CAUTION: 2 Caliper support 1 Floating caliper To avoid overflow of brake fluid when the piston is pushed back, it isFit caliper on a vice equipped 5. advisable to withdraw some of the with protecting jaws and remove the fluid from the reservoir with a syringe. dust cover’s @ lock ring0 as well as the boot. 6. Use a jet of compressed air to 8. Fit pads into their relevant seat remove brake piston@ from and then complete assembly by cylinder on floating caliper body fitting, in sequence: the first dowel a pin, the cross spring plate, and the second dowel pin. 7. Remove seal ring@ from its 1 Cross spring plate seat on cylinder. 9. Restore proper brake fluid in reservoir (ATE “S” or-AGIP Fl Brake Fluid Super ED or IP Auto 4. With suitable pliers, remove the pad on cylinder’s side. Fluid FR). 5. With a plastic hammer, strike CAUTION: floating caliper on cylinder’s side thus removing the other pad. To restore correct braking, push brake pedal all the way down a few times. Caliper unit 1 Lock ring4 Seal ring REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION 2 Oust cowr 5 Floating caliper 3 Piston Removal and installation procedures of ATE calipers are like those of DBA calipers (Refer to: DBA Caliper CHECKS AND INSPECTIONS Removal and Installation). For checks and inspections of ATE Floating caliper calipers,refer to: DBA caliper- Checks and Inspections. 1 Pad on cylinder’s side DISASSEMBLY 2 Brake disc INSTALLATION If required, carry out disassembly of floating caliper, operating asfollows. If previously disassembled, carry out May 1983 22-14

owners manual Alfa Romeo 33

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