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#66 Brakes

Installing the backing plate

Now that all brake parts have 8.8 bolt 2.7 bolt

been fitted, you may attach the
brake backing plate to the spin-

dle. Our old brake backing plate

was fixed with standard bolts
(2.7), not with the 8.8 bolts as it

should be.

8.8 indicates the strength of the

bolt. You can imagine that large
forces will be exerted on the

brake backing plate, VW used

original 8.8 bolts, not without

reason. Respect the tightening 8.8 bolt
torques for all bolts and nuts!

Refer to the workshop

manual of your VW
to check tightening

torques. Brakes are

solicited with high

forces, not respect-
ing the torque specs

could lead to brake

failures.

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