Front

Front Disc Brake Assembly

REMOVAL

CAUTION: Do not allow brake fluid to come in contact with vehicle body. If it does, wash off with water and wipe away completely.

1) Lift up the vehicle, and remove the front wheels.
2) Remove the union bolt, and disconnect the brake hose from the caliper body assembly.





3) Remove the bolt which secures the caliper body.





4) Raise the caliper body, and then move it toward vehicle center to separate it from the support.
5) Remove the support from housing.

NOTE: Remove the support only when replacing the rotor or support. It is not necessary to remove it when servicing the caliper body assembly.





6) Remove mud and foreign matter from the caliper body assembly and the support.

INSTALLATION
1) Apply a thin coat of Molykote M7439 (Part No. K0770YA000) or grease contained in the pad kit to the support.





2) Install the support to the housing.
Tightening torque: 80 N-m (8.2 kgf-m, 59 ft-lb)
3) Apply a thin coat of Molykote M7439 (Part No. K0770YA000) or grease contained in the pad kit to the pad clip.





4) Apply a thin coat of Molykote AS880N (Part No. K0777YA010) or grease contained in the pad kit to both surfaces of the pad inner shim.





5) Install the pad to the support.
6) Install the caliper body to the support.
Tightening torque: 27 N-m (2.8 kgf-m, 19.9 ft-lb)
7) Connect the brake hose using a new brake hose gasket.
Tightening torque: 18 N-m (1.8 kgf-m, 13.0 ft-lb)
8) Bleed air from the brake system.