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Replacement







Removal
1. Raise the car and remove the front wheel.
2. Press back the piston.
3. Depress the pedal slightly by means of a brake pedal clamp to prevent brake fluid from running out.
4. Slacken the brake hose union on the hydraulic body.
5. Remove the dust caps from the guide pins and unscrew the guide pins, using a 7 mm Allen key.
6. Remove the retaining clip.
7. Remove the hydraulic body.
8. Rotate the hydraulic body to unscrew the brake hose from it.
- Install a dust cap on the brake hose and on the hose installing on the hydraulic body.


Installation





Before starting assembly, check that the guide pins do not bind and that the dust excluder is intact.
If necessary, lubricate with Girling Special Grease.

1. Connect the brake hose to the hydraulic body.
2. Position the hydraulic body.
- Make sure that the brake hose is not twisted.
3. Install the guide pins and tighten them.
- Tighten to: 27.5 Nm (20.5 ft lb)
- Reinstall the dust caps.
4. Install the retaining clip.
5. Tighten the brake hose connected to the hydraulic unit.
- Then remove the brake pedal clamp.
6. Bleed the brake system.
7. Install the front wheel.
- Tighten to: 120 Nm (89 ft lb)
8. Pump the brake pedal to press out the brake pads towards the disc.