Rear brake caliper (page 2 of 2)
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 400 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1995–2000
- Section
- Repairs
BrakesRear brake caliper · page 2 of 2
- Remove brake hose banjo bolt.
- Discard 2 sealing washers.
CAUTION: Plug the connections.
- Remove 2 guide pin bolts.
- Remove caliper housing from carrier.
- Remove 2 brake pads.
- Noting their fitted positions, remove 2 shims from pads.
- Remove 2 retainers from carrier.
- Remove spring from caliper.
Refit
- Clean carrier, shims, retainers and spring.
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.
- Fit retainers to carrier.
- Apply Molykote M77 to both sides of shims.
- Fit shims to pads and fit pads to carrier, ensuring lug on inner pad locates with cruciform slot in piston.
NOTE: Fit pad with wear indicator on the inside.
- Fit spring to caliper housing and fit housing.
- Ensure flats ’A’ on guide pins locate with lugs on caliper housing. Fit bolts and tighten to 27 Nm.
- Clean banjo bolt and fit new sealing washers.
- Position hose to caliper and tighten banjo bolt to 34 Nm.
- Fit handbrake cable to abutment and fit clip.
- Clean handbrake cable clevis pin and smear with grease.
- Align handbrake cable yoke to lever, fit clevis pin and NEW clevis pin clip.
- Position caliper shield, fit bolts and tighten to 10 Nm.
- Remove clamp from brake hose.
- Bleed brakes. See Adjustments.
- Adjust handbrake cable. See Adjustments.
- Fit road wheel(s) and tighten nuts to correct torque. See INFORMATION, Torque wrench settings.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
Parts & tools for this job For 1995 Rover 400
- PARTRear brake padsSearch: Rover 400 1995 rear brake pads
- TOOLCaliper piston rewind toolSearch: brake caliper piston rewind tool
- FLUIDBrake fluidSearch: brake fluid
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