S1 2+2 rear brakes access

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#1 S1 2+2 rear brakes access

Post by yev » Tue Jul 02, 2019 5:27 pm

having major problem accessing rear brake callipers /pistons. current ones leaking badly so need to replace/rebuild. is there any trick removing them? managed to remover outer ones just about but can't get on to inner ones? do I really need to remove rear axel to get to them? please help!
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#2 Re: S1 2+2 rear brakes access

Post by abowie » Wed Jul 03, 2019 3:24 am

Remove the IRS. It's not hard to do and then you can fix the whole thing on the bench where you can actually get at everything.
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