Front

GENERAL INFORMATION
During service procedures, grease or any other foreign material must be kept off brake shoe assemblies, and braking surfaces of rotor.

Handle the rotor and caliper carefully, to avoid damaging the rotor and/or scratching or nicking of brake shoe lining.

If inspection reveals that the caliper piston seal is leaking, it MUST be replaced immediately.

During removal and installation of a wheel and tire assembly, use care not to strike the caliper.

REMOVE
1. Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a hoist.
2. Remove front wheel and tire assemblies from vehicle.

Removing Caliper Assembly Guide Pin Bolts:

3. Remove the 2 caliper assembly to steering knuckle guide pin bolts.

Removing Caliper Assembly:

4. Remove caliper assembly from steering knuckle. Proceed by first rotating top of caliper away from steering knuckle and then lifting caliper off bottom machined abutment on steering knuckle.
5. If the caliper is to be completely removed from the vehicle, remove the banjo bolt connecting the brake flex hose to the caliper. There will be 2 washers (one on each side of the flex hose fitting) that will come off at the same time.

Storing Caliper:

6. If the caliper is not being completely removed from the vehicle, support the caliper firmly to prevent weight of caliper from damaging the flexible brake hose.

Removing Or Installing Braking Disc:

7. If required, remove rotor from hub by pulling it straight off wheel mounting studs.

INSTALL

CAUTION: Use care when installing the caliper assembly on the steering knuckle, so seals on caliper guide pin bushings do not get damaged by the steering knuckle bosses.

1. Completely retract the caliper piston back into the piston bore of the caliper, if new brake shoes have been installed.
2. If removed, install rotor on hub.

NOTE: Make sure shoe retainer clips are in position between the shoe backing plates on each end of shoes before caliper installation.

3. Carefully position caliper and brake shoe assemblies over rotor using the reversed required removal procedure.
4. Install the banjo bolt connecting the flex hose to the caliper. One washer should be installed on each side of the flex hose fitting before installing the banjo bolt. Tighten guide pin bolts to a torque of 48 Nm (35 ft. lbs.).

CAUTION: When being installed, extreme caution should be taken not to cross-thread the caliper guide pin bolts.

5. Install the caliper guide pin bolts. Tighten guide pin bolts to a torque of 22 Nm (192 inch lbs.).
6. Install the wheel and tire assembly.
7. Tighten the wheel mounting stud nuts in proper sequence until all nuts are torqued to half specification. Then repeat the tightening sequence to the full specified torque of 129 Nm (95 ft. lbs.).
8. Remove jackstands or lower hoist. Before moving vehicle, pump the brake pedal several times to insure the vehicle has a firm brake pedal to adequately stop vehicle..

WARNING: Before moving vehicle after performing any service to the vehicle brake system, be sure to obtain a firm brake pedal.

9. Road test the vehicle and make several stops to wear off any foreign material on the brakes and to seat the brake shoe linings.