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Removal (Front)

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  1. Raise the vehicle. Remove the tire and wheel assembly.
  2. Remove the front brake hose bolt. See Fig 1 .
  3. Install a plug in the front brake caliper hose in order to prevent excessive brake fluid loss and contamination.
  4. Discard the metal/copper gaskets. DO NOT reuse them replace with NEW metal/copper gaskets.
  5. Remove the front brake caliper guide pin bolts. See Figure .
  6. Remove the front brake caliper from the mounting bracket.
Fig 1: Identifying Front Brake Hose Bolt
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