Front Disc Brake Assembly

Front Disc Brake Assembly
REMOVAL
16-INCH TYPE

CAUTION: Do not allow brake fluid to come in contact with vehicle body. If it does, wash off with water and wipe away completely.

1. Lift up the vehicle, and remove the front wheels.
2. Remove the union bolt, and disconnect the brake hose from the caliper body assembly.





3. Remove the bolt securing the lock pin to caliper body.





4. Raise the caliper body, and then move it toward vehicle center to separate it from the support.
5. Remove the support from housing.

NOTE: Remove the support only when replacing the rotor or support. It is not necessary to remove it when servicing the caliper body assembly.





6. Remove mud and foreign matter from the caliper body assembly and the support.

17-INCH TYPE
Refer to 16-inch type.

INSTALLATION
16-INCH TYPE
1. Apply a thin coat of Molykote M7439 (Part No. K0777YA000) or grease contained in the pad kit to the support.





2. Install the support to the housing.
Tightening torque: 120 N-m (12.2 kgf-m, 88.5 ft-lb)
3. Apply a thin coat of Molykote M7439 (Part No. K0777YA000) or grease contained in the pad kit to the pad clip.





4. Apply a thin coat of Molykote AS880N (Part No. K0779YA010) or grease contained in the pad kit to both surfaces of the pad inner shim.





5. Install the pad to support.
6. Install the caliper body to the support.
Tightening torque: 27 N-m (2.8 kgf-m, 19.9 ft-lb)
7. Connect the brake hose using a new brake hose gasket.
Tightening torque: 18 N-m (1) 8 kgf-m, 13.0 ft-lb)
8. Bleed air from the brake system.

17-INCH TYPE
1. Apply a thin coat of Molykote M7439 (Part No. K0777YA000) or grease contained in the pad kit to the support.





2. Install the support to the housing.
Tightening torque: 120 N-m (12.2 kgf-m, 88.5 ft-lb)
3. Apply a thin coat of Molykote M7439 (Part No. K0777YA000) or grease contained in the pad kit to the pad clip.





4. Apply a thin coat of Molykote AS880N (Part No. K0779YA010) or grease contained in the pad kit to both surfaces of the pad inner shim.





5. Install the pad to support.

NOTE: Install the pad indicator in proper direction.





CAUTION:
^ Be sure to install so that the pad return spring faces the input side of the direction of brake rotor rotation, as shown in the figure.
^ Correctly install the pad return spring to the supporting surface of the pad clip as shown in the figure.
^ If the pad return spring is deformed or damaged, replace the brake pad.





6. Install the caliper body to the support.
7. Connect the brake hose using a new brake hose gasket.
Tightening torque: 18 N-m (1.8 kgf-m, 13.0 ft-lb)
8. Bleed air from the brake system.