Brake Pad Wear Indicator Wire, Removing And Installing, All Brakes Excluding Six-Piston Ceramic Brake: Installing

• Check the brake pad wear indicator contact for damage and replace if necessary.
• Make sure that the brake pad wear indicator contact fits correctly in the brake pad.
• If the clips go missing, the brake pad wear indicator wire must be replaced.

Vehicles with Four-Piston Brake:

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-- Insert the contact -1- for the brake pad wear indicator with the clip -2- until it engages in the brake pad.

-- Secure the brake pad wear indicator wire back into the same position.

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

Vehicle with Six-Piston Steel Brake:

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-- Insert the contact -1- for the brake pad wear indicator with the clip -2- until it engages in the brake pad.

-- Secure the brake pad wear indicator wire with the protective cap -3- and engage on the brake caliper -arrows- as shown.

Vehicle with Ten-Piston Steel and Ceramic Brake:

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-- Secure the brake pad wear indicator wire with the protective cap -3- and engage on the brake caliper -arrows- as shown.

-- Insert the contact -1- for the brake pad wear indicator with the clip -2- until it engages in the brake pad.

Continuation for All Vehicles:

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-- Bring the connector -5- into its installed position and turn in the direction of -arrow- until the tab -2- engages in the opening -1- on the bracket.

-- Connect the connector -4-.

-- Install the front wheel, while observing the safety precautions for vehicles with ceramic brakes. Refer to WHEELS AND TIRES .