Monday, November 21, 2011
Alfa Romeo 156 Brake Replacement
Alfa Romeo 156 Brake Replacement. The procedure below was written up for a 1998 2.0 Twinspark Alfa Romeo 156 with vented front discs but should be the same for all 156 models. The shape of the pads will differ between vented and solid discs at the front. Later models have larger rear discs and therefore different pads. It should not matter if we are talking standard brakes with normal or drilled/grooved discs with high-speed road pads – the process is the same. The only difference is that some front pads don’t have the wear indicator so you will need to tie the cable back out of the way if not required. Push/pull/lever pads to retract piston. If you are changing the discs, then a little brute force with a wide screw driver will probably not come amiss, but if you are keeping the discs, you may want to be a little more careful. Pushing the piston back will displace the brake fluid, so it has to go somewhere. You can loosen the bleed nipple to do this (make sure brake fluid is caught through pipe or clean rags). KEEP BRAKE FLUID AWAY FROM PAINTWORK. Tighten bleed nipple after to avoid air getting in. Alternative is to push fluid back into system butncheck level in master cylinder and take action if getsn too high. If this proves difficult, wait until caliper is off. You can then use a G-clamp or similar, or like me, just use the narrow wooden handle of a hammer.
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