Front

FRONT BRAKE FLEXIBLE HOSE

COMPONENTS:

REMOVAL
1. REMOVE FRONT WHEEL
2. DRAIN BRAKE FLUID





3. REMOVE FRONT BRAKE FLEXIBLE HOSE
(a) Remove the clip.
(b) Remove the brake tube with SST while holding the front brake flexible hose with a wrench.
SST 09023-00101

NOTICE:
- Do not bend or damage the brake tube.
- Do not allow any foreign matter such as dirt and dust to enter the brake tube from the connecting points.

(c) Remove the bolt, and separate the front brake flexible hose and the speed sensor from the shock absorber.
(d) Remove the union bolt, the front brake flexible hose and gasket.

INSTALLATION





1. INSTALL FRONT BRAKE FLEXIBLE HOSE
(a) Connect the front brake flexible hose with the union bolt and a new gasket.
Torque: 29 Nm (300 kgf-cm, 21 ft. lbs.)
(b) Connect the front flexible hose and the speed sensor to the shock absorber with the bolt.
Torque: 19 Nm (194 kgf-cm, 14 ft. lbs.)

NOTICE: When installing the front flexible hose and the speed sensor, the bracket must face toward the exterior of the vehicle.

(c) Connect the brake tube to the front brake flexible hose with SST while holding the flexible hose with a wrench.
SST 09023-00101
Torque:
Without SST 15 Nm (155 kgf-cm, 11 ft. lbs.)
With SST 14 Nm (143 kgf-cm, 10 ft. lbs.)

NOTICE:
- Do not bend or damage the brake tube.
- Do not allow any foreign matter such as dirt and dust to enter the brake tube from the connecting points.
- Use a torque wrench with a fulcrum length of 300 mm (11.81 inch).
- This torque value is effective when SST is parallel to a torque wrench.

(d) Install the front brake flexible hose with a new clip.

NOTICE:
- When installing the front brake flexible hose, face the identification mark toward the exterior of the vehicle and minimize twisting of the hose.
- Install the clip as far as it will go.

2. FILL RESERVOIR WITH BRAKE FLUID
3. BLEED MASTER CYLINDER
4. BLEED BRAKE LINE
5. BLEED BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY (w/ VSC)
6. INSPECT BRAKE FLUID LEVEL IN RESERVOIR
7. INSPECT FOR BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE
8. INSTALL FRONT WHEEL
Torque: 103 Nm (1,050 kgf-cm, 76 ft. lbs.)