Front
Removal
1. Raise the car and remove the front wheel.
2. Press back the piston.
3. Remove the covers from the guide pins and unscrew the pins.
- Use a 7 mm Allen key.
4. Remove the retaining clip.
5. Lift off the hydraulic body and remove the brake pads.
6. Suspend the hydraulic body from the steering swivel member with a cable tie or the like.
Installation
Before reinstalling, thoroughly clean the contact surfaces between the carrier and the pads.
1. Reinstall the outboard brake pad.
- Then install the inboard pad, locating the 3 centering springs in the brake piston.
2. Reinstall the hydraulic body.
3. Install the guide pins and tighten them.
- Tighten to: 27 Nm (20.5 ft lb)
- Install the covers in place.
4. Install the retaining clip.
5. Install the front wheel and tighten the wheel bolts, using a torque wrench.
- Tighten to: 120 Nm (89 ft lb)
Important: Depress the brake pedal to press out the brake pads towards the disc.