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Caliper Installation

For additional information see Installation Notes. Fundamentals and Basics

1. Liberally fill cavities in housing between bushings with silicone grease.

NOTE: Make sure sleeves are installed with large holes facing inboard. If sleeves are installed backward, damage to threads in mounting bracket can result.

Installing Sleeves And Sleeve Boots:




Rear Caliper Assembly:




2. Install sleeves (8) and boots (7) in caliper, then caliper over brake rotor into mounting bracket.

Rear Caliper Installed:




3. Tighten caliper mounting bolts (6) to 100 Nm (74 lb. ft. ) using Number 55 torx wrench.
4. Install brake line fitting (36) onto caliper using new copper washer , if removed. Torque to 44 Nm (32 lb. ft.).
5. If inlet fitting (36) was removed, bleed caliper.
6. Install parking brake cable (35) to bracket (25).
^ Press cable ferrule into hole in bracket until ferrule locking tangs snap into place.

Rear Caliper Assembly:




7. Install parking cable and return spring to parking brake lever (10).
8. Adjust Parking brake. Refer to Parking Brake Adjustment.Adjustments










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