Hombre S Regular Cab 4WD V6-4.3L (1999)
1. Drain all the brake fluid from the caliper.
Caution: Do not place your fingers in front of the piston in order to catch or protect the piston while applying compressed air. This
could result in serious injury.
Notice: Use just enough air pressure to ease the piston out of the bore. You can damage a blown-out piston even with the padding.
2. Pad the interior of the caliper with clean shop towels.
3. Remove the pistons from the caliper bore.
4. Remove the boots (1) from the caliper bore. Do not scratch the housing bore.
5. Remove the piston seals (3) from the caliper bore. Do not use a metal tool.
6. Remove the bleeder valve (5) from the caliper body.
7. Remove the bleeder valve cap(4).
8. Clean the bleeder valve, the caliper bore, the caliper passages and the piston with denatured alcohol. Dry the parts and blow out the brake
fluid passages. Use dry and filtered compressed air.
9. Replace the piston or the caliper if any of the following conditions exist:
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Scoring on the piston surface or in the caliper bore
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Corrosion on the piston
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Chrome plating damage on the piston
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Corrosion in the caliper bore. Use crocus cloth in order to polish light corrosion from the caliper bore. Replace the caliper if the corrosion
cannot be removed
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Pitting in the caliper bore
Assembly Procedure
Tools Required
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J26267 Piston Seal Installer
1. Lubricate the new piston seals, the caliper bore, and the pistons with clean brake fluid.
2. Install the boots into the caliper housing bore using J26267.
3. Install the bleeder valve in the caliper body.
Tighten
Tighten the bleeder valve to 7 N.m (62 lb in).
4. Install the bleeder valve cap.
Removal and Installation
Brake Caliper Replacement - Rear
Removal Procedure
1. Remove two-thirds of the brake fluid from the master cylinder reservoir.
2. Raise the vehicle and support the vehicle with proper safety stands.
3. Remove the tire and wheel assembly.
4. Position a C-clamp over the outer brake pad and the caliper.
1. Tighten the C-clamp until the piston bottoms in the caliper bore.
2. Remove the C-clamp.
