Left Or Right Front Brake Caliper: Disassembly
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- Remove caliper. See CALIPER ASSEMBLY .
- Remove pads from caliper. Remove caliper piston retaining ring (if equipped) and dust boot. Insert wooden block in caliper cavity. See Fig 1.
- Slowly apply air pressure to fluid inlet of caliper to force out piston. To protect piston, place a protective plate (hard wood or hard felt) in caliper recess.
- Check guide sleeves (5), fitting repair-kit guide sleeve if necessary. See Fig 2.
- Remove sealing ring carefully with a plastic needle. See Fig 3.
- Thoroughly inspect cylinder bore, piston and flange surfaces. Machining of cylinders and pistons is not permitted.
WARNING:
When pressing out brake caliper piston large forces occur. Be careful of fingers.