Malibu L4-2.4L (2010)
4. Ensure the brake pad hardware mating surfaces (1) are clean.
5. Install the brake pad retainers (2) to the brake caliper bracket.
6. Install the brake pad retainers to the disc brake caliper bracket.
7. Install the brake pads to the brake caliper bracket.
8. Install the brake caliper to the mounting bracket.
9. Apply a thin coat of high temperature silicone lube to the brake caliper guide pins.
Caution: Refer to Fastener Caution (See: Service Precautions/Vehicle Damage Warnings/Fastener Caution).
10. Install the brake caliper guide pin bolts and tighten to 35 Nm (26 lb ft).
11. Install the tire and wheel. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation (See: Maintenance/Wheels and Tires/Service and Repair).
12. Lower the vehicle.
13. Fill the master cylinder to the proper level. Refer to Master Cylinder Reservoir Filling (See: Brake Master Cylinder/Service and
Repair/Procedures/Master Cylinder Reservoir Filling).
Rear Brake Caliper Hardware Replacement
Rear Brake Caliper Hardware Replacement
Removal Procedure
Warning: Refer to Brake Dust Warning (See: Service Precautions/Technician Safety Information/Brake Dust Warning).
1. Inspect the fluid level in the brake master cylinder reservoir.
2. If the brake fluid level is midway between the maximum-full point and the minimum allowable level, then no brake fluid needs to be removed from
the reservoir before proceeding. If the brake fluid level is higher than midway between the maximum-full point and the minimum allowable level,
then remove brake fluid to the midway point before proceeding.
3. Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle (See: Maintenance/Vehicle Lifting/Service and Repair).
Caution: When using a large C-clamp to compress a caliper piston into a caliper bore of a caliper equipped with an integral park brake
mechanism, do not exceed more than 1 mm (0.039 in) of piston travel. Exceeding this amount of piston travel will cause damage to the internal
adjusting mechanism and/or the integral park brake mechanism.
4. Using a C-clamp installed to the center of the outer brake pad and the back of the caliper, slowly compress the caliper piston into its bore just
enough to remove the caliper from the mounting bracket.
Do not exceed 1 mm (0.039 in) of caliper piston travel.
