Rear Brake

Rear Brake Caliper Piston, Removing And Installing
Special Tools And Equipment





^ 3272 Piston resetting and removal tool





^ 3409 Wedge
^ Bleeder bottle

Removing





- Remove piston from brake caliper housing by turning knurled wheel counter-clockwise.

Note:
^ Install special tool 3272 with the collar (arrow) positioned before the piston.
^ If the piston is difficult to move, use a 13 mm wrench on the flats (arrow -A-).





- Remove seal using wedge 3409.

Caution:
^ When removing, use care to ensure that the cylinder is not damaged.

Installing
- Apply thin coat of brake fluid on piston and piston seal.
- Install piston seal in caliper housing.





- Place dust boot with outer sealing lip on piston.





- Hold piston in front of caliper housing and install inner sealing lip into grove in cylinder using wedge 3409.





- Screw piston into housing by turning knurled wheel clockwise.

Note:
^ Install special tool 3272 with the collar (arrow) of the tool seated on the brake caliper
^ If the piston is difficult to move, use a 73 mm wrench on the flats (arrow -A-)
^ If the piston is pushed back with the piston resetting tool or by operating the foot brake, the automatic adjustment in the brake caliper is destroyed.

- Install brake pads.

Brake Caliper, Pre-Bleeding





- Open bleeder screw (arrow -A-) and fill a standard bleeder bottle with brake fluid until bubble-free fluid flows from brake hose connection (arrow -B-).
- Close bleeder screw.