SLX V6-3.2L SOHC (1996)
Brake Caliper: Service and Repair
Disassembly and Assembly
Fig. 4 Rear Caliper, Exploded View
Refer to Fig. 4 for rear caliper overhaul.
1. Remove caliper from vehicle.
2. Remove guide pin boot, then the sleeve and sleeve boot.
3. Remove piston boot ring using small screwdriver.
4. Remove piston dust boot.
5. Insert a piece of wood into caliper and force piston out by applying compressed air through brake hose opening in caliper.
6. Remove caliper to piston seal.
7. Remove breather with cap.
8. Reverse procedure to assemble, installing new guide pin boot, sleeve boot, piston boot ring, piston boot, and caliper piston seal supplied with
overhaul kit, and note the following:
a. Using special rubber grease supplied with rear kit, lubricate ring seal and cylinder bore.
b. When inserting piston into cylinder bore, use finger pressure only.
c. Using special grease, lubricate piston boot before installing into cylinder bore and apply grease to foot fitting face of piston.
d. Fill sleeve boot and guide pin boot with grease before installing on caliper.
e. Install guide pin boot after applying grease into lockpin hole in caliper.
f.
Tighten bleeder screw to specification and install cap.
