Disc Removal and Installation, Front

Brake Disc

Material:

Front Brake Components - Single Rear Wheel (Part 1):

Front Brake Components - Single Rear Wheel (Part 2):

Front Brake Components - Dual Rear Wheel (Part 1):

Front Brake Components - Dual Rear Wheel (Part 2):

Removal
1. Remove the brake caliper anchor plate.
2. Remove the brake disc and hub as follows:
1 Remove the hub grease cap.
2 Remove the cotter pin.
3 Remove the nut retainer.
4 Remove the spindle nut.
5 Remove the outer wheel bearing retainer washer.
6 Remove the outer wheel bearing.
7 Remove the brake disc and hub.





3. Remove the wheel hub grease seal and inner wheel bearing.
1 Remove the wheel hub grease seal.
2 Remove the inner wheel bearing.





4. Inspect the brake disc and resurface or install new as necessary.

Installation
1. Thoroughly clean and inspect the wheel bearings and the brake disc and hub.





2. Lubricate the wheel bearings.
3. Install a new wheel hub grease seal.
1 Install the inner wheel bearing.
2 Install a new wheel hub grease seal.





4. Install the brake disc and hub.
1 Position the brake disc and hub.
2 Install the outer wheel bearing.
3 Install the outer wheel bearing retainer washer.
4 Install the spindle nut.





5. While rotating the brake disc and hub, tighten the spindle nut.
^ Tighten to 40 Nm (30 ft. lbs).
6. Loosen the spindle nut 2 turns.
7. Tighten the spindle nut while rotating the brake disc and hub.
^ Tighten to 28 Nm (21 ft. lbs).
8. Loosen the spindle nut 175 degrees.
9. Tighten the spindle nut while rotating the brake disc and hub.
^ Tighten to 2 Nm (18 inch lbs).
10. Install these components:
1 Install the nut retainer.
2 Install the cotter pin.
3 Install the hub grease cap.





11. Install the brake caliper anchor plate.