Brake Pads

Brake Pads

Removing

• brake caliper must not be removed in order to remove brake pads.

• When removing, mark brake pads that will be used again. Install in the same position, otherwise braking effect will be uneven!

• Check the ceramic brake rotors for damage and wear each time the brake pads are changed.

• Ceramic Brake Rotor, Checking for Damage, refer to => [ Ceramic Brake Rotors, Evaluating ] Ceramic Brake Rotors, Evaluating.

• Ceramic Brake Rotor, Checking for Wear, refer to => [ Ceramic Brake Rotors, Determining Wear ] Ceramic Brake Rotors, Determining Wear.

- Raise the vehicle.

- Remove the wheels.

If brake pads are ceramics, wheel must not fall on brake rotor, otherwise it will be irreparably damaged. To install/remove wheel, install two assembly pins from vehicle tool kit in mounts on wheel bolts. The long assembly pin is in the upper position.

- Secure the brake rotor with a wheel bolt.

- Disconnect brake wear indicator connector, see illustration.






- Release the connector from the retainer using a screwdriver and simultaneously turn the connector 90°.






- Pull connector out upward and unhook line.

• brake caliper must not be removed in order to remove brake pads.

- Disengage the left and right balance springs - A - first from the guide bolts - B - with pliers.






- Pull the balance spring - A - then out of the brake pads - C -.

- Remove the screw for the guide bolts - B -.

- Remove the guide bolts from the brake pads and brake caliper.

Spring is tensioned and can cause injury when guide pins are removed.

- Disengage the brake pad wear wire from the spring - 2 -.






• Before removing old brake pads, press brake piston into cylinder using resetting tool. Before pushing back the piston, siphon some of the brake fluid out of the brake fluid reservoir. Otherwise, especially if reservoir has been topped off, fluid will overflow and cause damage.

Brake fluid is poisonous. NEVER siphon brake fluid with your mouth!

- Remove the spring - 2 -.

- Remove brake pads from brake caliper housing.

• Clean brake caliper with mineral spirits exclusively.

Installing

- Insert brake pads in brake caliper.

• The brake pad with wear indicator cable sits inside.

- Install the spring inside the brake caliper housing - 2 -.






- Slide the guide bolt - 3 - through the brake caliper and the brake pads.

After inserting guide pins, retaining spring must be pressed under pins so that it is tensioned. If installed incorrectly, brake pads do not remain in the correct position and will not work correctly.

- Tighten the screw for the guide bolt - 18 - to the tightening specification.

- Insert the left and right balance springs - A - into the hole in the bottom of the brake pads first - C -.






- Then engage the left and right balance springs - A - into the guide bolts - B - with pliers.

Make sure the balance springs are installed correctly to the guide bolts and brake pads.

Balance springs installed correctly to the guide bolts and brake pads - arrows -.






- Connect the connector for wear indicator and hook line into dust cap and cover.

• Make sure the brake pad wear wire is installed in the spring - 2 -.






- Install the brake pad wear wire into the spring - 2 -.

- Check brake fluid level, and fill if necessary.

After inserting brake pads and before driving for the first time, press brake pedal strongly several times while parked so that brake pads are properly seated in their normal operating position.

Make sure the brakes are working correctly before driving the vehicle for the first time.