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  3. 406
    4. : Replacement of hand brake shoes and rear pads

Peugeot 406 - Video tutorial

Model: Peugeot 406 MK 1 - Years 1995-2005
Part: Brake pads
Operation: Replacement of hand brake shoes and rear pads

Place the car on suitable car stands and remove the rear wheel, loosen the disc fixing pins with a percussion screwdriver, extract the fastening pins of the pads by releasing the spring and removing the pads themselves; through the hole on the disc, intercept the jaw adjustment ring nut and loosen it to facilitate the extraction of the disc which also acts as a handbrake drum; then release the complete jaws of the relative ratchet; clean the seat of the jaws with an iron brush, grease the seat of the jaw fixing points, the adjustment ring nut and the ratchet; install the new shoes by hooking them correctly and insert the drum fixing it with the relative pins; also clean and grease the pad seats and the fixing pins before inserting the new pads and pumping on the brake pedal until it offers the right resistance.


Posted on 20 August 2023 by ScegliAuto



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