Brake Pad: Service and Repair
REMOVAL - FRONT DISC BRAKE SHOES1. Clean master cylinder reservoir and filler caps.
2. Remove reservoir filler cap and drain approximately 1/4 of fluid from reservoir. Use clean suction gun or similar device to drain fluid.
3. Raise and support the vehicle.
4. Remove the front wheel and tire assemblies.
5. Bottom the caliper pistons in bores with large C-clamp. Position the clamp frame on rear of caliper and clamp screw on outboard brake shoe.
6. With a screw driver pry up on the caliper spring and pull the spring out of the caliper holes.
7. Remove caliper slide pins.
8. Remove caliper and brake shoes..
9. Remove outboard brake shoe. Pry one end of shoe retainer spring away from caliper. Then tilt shoe upward and rotate it out of caliper.
Inboard Brake Shoe:
10. Remove inboard shoe by tilting shoe outward until retainer spring is clear of caliper piston.
11. Support caliper with wire from suspension component. Do not allow brake hose to support caliper weight.
INSTALLATION - FRONT DISC BRAKE SHOES
1. Clean the slide surfaces of adapter ledges with a wire brush. Then lubricate surfaces with a thin coat of high temperature grease.
2. Install the new slide pin bushings if necessary.
3. Install the inboard shoe. Be sure the retainer spring is firmly seated in the caliper piston.
4. Insert the outboard brake shoe in the caliper.
5. Insure the outboard shoe retainer spring is seated in the caliber.
6. Install the caliper and the brake shoes over rotor and into the adapter.
7. Install and tighten the caliper slide pins to 30 Nm (22 ft. lbs.). Start the slide pins by hand before tightening. Do not cross thread the pins.
8. Install the caliper spring into one caliper hole and under the adapter. Pull down on the opposite end of the spring and hold the end under the adapter. With a screw driver pry up on the spring to seat the spring into the other caliper hole.
NOTE: Verify the spring is seated properly into the caliper holes.
9. Install the wheel and tire assembly.
10. Remove the support and the lower vehicle.
11. Pump the brake pedal to seat the brake shoes.
12. Fill the brake fluid reservoir.
13. Verify a firm brake pedal before moving the vehicle.