Contents: Front brake ⇓ Rear brake ⇓
Caution! Dust generated by brake pad wear contains asbestos. dangerous to your health. Do not blow compressed air into the brakes or inhale the dust. Before working on the brakes, clean them with brake cleaner.
We recommend that you work with brakes wearing a respirator. Do not use petroleum-based solvents under any circumstances to clean brake system components.
Note: Calipers are always replaced in pairs (front pair or back pair); never replace one caliper.
Front brake
Removal
1. Loosen the front wheel nuts, raise the front of the vehicle and place it on supports. Remove the wheels.
2. Loosen the hose mounting bolt and disconnect the hose from the caliper (see Figure 3.6,b). Plug the hose tip to prevent contamination of the hydraulic system and leakage of brake fluid (figure 4.2).
3. Unscrew the caliper mounting bolt (see Figure 3.6,b).
4. Turn the caliper upward and remove it from the support pin.
Installation
5. Installation of the caliper is performed in the reverse order of removal. Replace the sealing washers located on both sides of the hose end. Tighten the caliper mounting bolt and hose mounting bolt to the specified torque.
6. Bleed the brake system (see paragraph 10).
7. Put on the wheels, tighten the lug nuts and lower the car. Tighten the wheel nuts to the specified torque (see Technical data at the beginning of Chapter 1).
Rear brake
Removal
8. Loosen the rear wheel nuts, raise the rear of the vehicle and place it on supports. Remove the wheels.
9. Release the parking brake, then remove the lock from the parking brake cable (see figure 3.7,a).
10. Disconnect the parking brake cable from the caliper lever (see figure 3.7,6,c).
11. Unscrew the union bolt and disconnect the hydraulic hose from the caliper. Plug the hose end to prevent contamination of the hydraulic system and leakage of brake fluid (see figure 4.2).
12. Unscrew the caliper mounting bolt (see Figure 3.7,e).
13. Turn the caliper back and remove it from the support bracket pin.
Installation
14. Installation of the caliper is performed in the reverse order of removal. Replace the sealing washers located on both sides of the hose end. Tighten the caliper mounting bolt and hose mounting bolt to the specified torque.
15. Bleed the brake system (see paragraph 10).
16. Put on the wheels, tighten the lug nuts and lower the car. Tighten the wheel nuts to the specified torque (see Technical foams at the beginning of Chapter 1).