Front brake caliper

FRONT BRAKE CALIPER

Service repair no - 70.55.24

1. Raise rear of vehicle.

WARNING: Support on safety stands.

2. Remove road wheel(s).
3. Clamp brake hose to prevent fluid lose.

CAUTION: A brake hose clamp must be used.

4. Remove brake hose banjo bolt.
5. Discard 2 sealing washers.

CAUTION: Plug the connections.

6. Remove 2 guide pin bolts.
7. Remove caliper housing from carrier.

8. Remove 2 brake pads, shims and retainers from caliper carrier.
9. Remove inner shim from caliper piston.

Refit

1. Rotate disc by hand and scrape all scale and rust from around edge of disc. Scrape clean location surfaces on caliper bracket.
2. Clean dust from brake parts using brake cleaning fluid or industrial alcohol.

WARNING: Do not use an air line to blow dust from brake assembly. Do not use petroleum based fluid as damage will occur to rubber components.

3. Fit pad retainers to caliper carrier.
4. Apply Molykote M77 to both sides of shims.
5. Fit inner shim to piston. Fit shims to pads and fit pads to caliper carrier.

NOTE: Fit pad with wear indicator strip on the inside.