SLX V6-3.2L SOHC (1996)
Brake Caliper: Service and Repair
Removal and Installation
1. Disconnect brake hose from caliper.
2. Remove parking brake cable as follows:
a. Disconnect rear brake cable from front cable.
b. Remove brake cable from cable support bracket.
c. Disconnect brake cable from brake lever.
3. Remove lower slide pin.
4. Remove caliper assembly.
Fig. 1 Rear Caliper Installation
5. Reverse procedure to install, noting the following:
a. Tighten to specifications.
b. Push piston into original position by rotating clockwise until it stops, then set piston, aligning uneven section on piston surface with caliper
center, Fig. 1.
c. Brake pad is equipped with a pinion. The auto-adjuster becomes inoperable when this pinion is not correctly placed into the indentation of the
piston correctly.
