Brake Pad: Service and Repair

Removal Procedure
1. Raise and suitably support the vehicle.
2. To pressure wheel balance, mark the relative positions of the wheel and the hub, and remove the front wheel.





3. Remove the lower bolt of the caliper assembly retaining frame.

Important: It is not necessary to remove the caliper to service the brake shoes.





4. Pull the caliper piston housing up.





5. Remove the brake pads.

Installation Procedure





1. Measure the minimum lining thickness.
2. Install the brake pads into the caliper.
3. Push the piston inward, if necessary.





Notice: Take care not to damage the piston seal when the piston housing is pulled down.

4. Pull down the caliper piston housing and secure it to the retaining frame with the lower bolt.
- Tighten the retaining frame-to-caliper housing bolts to 27 Nm (20 ft. lbs.).
5. Align the marks that were made before the wheel removal and install the front wheels.
6. Lower the vehicle.