Operation CHARM: Car repair manuals for everyone.

Removal and Installation






REMOVAL
1. Raise the vehicle and support with suitable safety stands.
2. Remove wheel and tire assembly.





3. Remove the bolt and gaskets, then disconnect the flexible hose from the caliper and after disconnecting the flexible hose (1), cap or tape the openings to prevent entry of foreign material.
4. Since the brake fluid flows out from the connecting coupler, place a drain pan under the vehicle.
5. Remove lock bolt (3).





6. Remove guide bolt (2).
7. Remove caliper assembly.
8. Remove support bracket with pad assembly and take care not to damage the flexible brake hose when removing the support bracket.
9. Remove pad assembly with shim and mark the lining locations if they are to be reinstalled.
10. Remove clip.

INSTALLATION





1. Install clip (4).





2. Apply special grease (approximately 0.2 g) to both contacting surfaces of the inner shims (5). Wipe off extruded grease after installing. Install pad assembly with shim.





3. Install support bracket and tighten the bolt (7) to the specified torque.

Torque: 103 Nm (76 ft. lbs.)

4. Install caliper assembly.





5. Install lock bolt and guide bolt (8) and tighten the bolt to the specified torque.

Torque: 44 Nm (32 ft. lbs.)





6. Install brake flexible hose, always use new gaskets and be sure to put the hooked edge of the flexible hose end into the anti-rotation cavity then tighten the eye-bolt (9) to the specified torque.

Torque: 35 Nm (26 ft. lbs.)

7. Install the wheel and tire assembly.
8. Bleed brakes.