WARNING: Clean dust on caliper and brake pad with a vacuum dust collector to minimize the hazard of air borne particles or other materials.
CAUTION:
While removing caliper, do not depress brake pedal because piston will pop out.
It is not necessary to remove bolts on torque member and brake hose except for disassembly or replacement of caliper assembly. In this case, hang caliper with a wire so as not to stretch brake hose.
Do not damage piston boot.
If any shim is subject to serious corrosion, replace it with a new one.
Always replace shim and shim covers as a set when replacing brake pads.
Remove upper sliding pin bolt (A) and swing caliper out supporting it with a suitable wire.
CAUTION: Do not twist or stretch the brake hose.
Remove pads, pad retainers and multilayered shims from torque member.
CAUTION: When removing the pad retainer from the torque member, lift it in the direction indicated by the arrow as shown so that it does not deform.
INSTALLATION
Apply Molykote M-77 grease or equivalent to between multilayered shims and brake pads. Install inner multilayered shim to inner pad, and outer multilayered shim to outer pad.
Apply Molykote 7439 grease (A) to the pad retainer as shown.
Attach pad retainers to torque member, then install brake pads and multilayered shim assemblies.
CAUTION: When attaching pad retainer, attach it firmly so that it is flush with torque member as shown.
Press in piston until pads can be installed, and then install caliper to torque member.
CAUTION: In the case of replacing a pad with new one, check a brake fluid level in the reservoir tank because brake fluid returns to master cylinder reservoir tank when pressing piston in.
NOTE:
Use a disc brake piston tool (commercial service tool) to easily press piston.
Install upper sliding pin bolt (A) and tighten to the specified torque. Refer to See: Exploded View.
