Removal & Installation
- Raise and support vehicle. To preserve wheel balance, mark position of front wheel relative to wheel hub. Remove front wheel. Remove lower caliper mounting bolt. See Fig 1.NOTE: Caliper removal is not necessary to service brake shoes.
- Pivot caliper upward. Remove brake shoes. See Fig 2.
- Install brake shoes. If new brake shoes are being installed, they will be thicker than worn pads that were removed. Push caliper piston inward, if necessary. Pull caliper downward and install lower mounting bolt.NOTE: Do not damage piston dust seal when caliper is pulled downward to reinstall lower mounting bolt.
- Tighten caliper mounting bolt to 22-32 N.m (16-24 ft. lbs.). Align marks that were made when removing front wheel, and install wheel. Lower vehicle.