Brake Pads, Removing And Installing, Six-Piston Steel Brake: Installing

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Install in the reverse order of removal while noting the following:

-- Check the brake rotors for wear and damage. Refer to BRAKE ROTOR, CHECKING .

Use the complete repair kit when installing new brake pads.
Components to be used when installing new brake pads. Refer to Electronic Parts Information (ETKA).

CAUTION:

Health risk due to toxic dust from the brake system.

Irreversible deposit of dust particles in the lungs. Breathing impairments may occur.

- Never blow out the brake system with compressed air.

Use only mineral spirits to clean the brake caliper.
Check the protective caps of the brake caliper pistons for damage and install the complete repair kit, if necessary. Refer to BRAKE CALIPER PISTON, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, SIX-PISTON BRAKE .

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CAUTION:

There is a risk of contamination and paint damage from leaking brake fluid.

- Check the brake fluid level before pushing the brake caliper piston back into the brake cylinders.

-- If the brake fluid is up to the "MAX" marking on used brake pads, it must be extracted.

-- Evacuate the brake fluid -2- in the brake fluid reservoir with the screen installed -1-, using the Brake Filling and Bleeding Equipment:VAS 6860 or Brake Charger/Bleeder Unit:VAS 5234 (example illustration).

-- Use the Piston Resetting Tool:T10145 to press the brake caliper piston completely back into the brake caliper.

-- Clean the brake caliper at the contact surfaces -arrows- for the brake pad retaining plates.

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-- Clip the brake pad retaining plates -1- and the brake pad spring -2- into the brake caliper.

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-- If equipped, remove the protective film from the backing plate of the brake pad.

-- If re-using, install the marked brake pads in the same location.

-- Insert the brake pads -3 and 4- one after the other into the brake caliper by pressing each brake pad against the brake pad springs and pushing them all the way onto the brake pad retaining plates.

-- Install the brake pad wear sensor. Refer to BRAKE PAD WEAR INDICATOR WIRE, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Install the brake caliper. Refer to BRAKE CALIPER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, SIX-PISTON STEEL BRAKE .

-- With the vehicle stationary, firmly press the brake pedal several times so that the brake pads in the operating condition properly sit in their respective position.

-- Check brake fluid level, and fill if necessary.

CAUTION:

Faulty brakes increase the risk of an accident.

- Make sure the brakes are working correctly before driving the vehicle for the first time.