Brake Caliper - Front Single Piston: Disassembly
- Drain all of the brake fluid from the caliper.
- Install a piece of wood or shop towels between the caliper and the piston.
- Cover the brake caliper with a shop rag.
- Apply only enough compressed air to the brake caliper to remove the piston.
- Remove the shop rag cover from the brake caliper.
- Remove the piece of wood or shop towels from the brake caliper.
- Remove the boot from the front brake caliper.
- Remove the front brake caliper piston seal.
- Remove the bleeder valve from the brake caliper body.
- Clean the following items with denatured alcohol. The bleeder valve. The brake caliper body bore. The brake caliper piston.
- Using a crocus cloth, clean the corrosion from the brake caliper bore.
- Dry the parts using non-lubricated, filtered compressed air.
- Replace the brake caliper or the piston if any of the following conditions exist:
- Scoring on the piston surface or in the caliper bore.
- Corrosion on the piston.
- Chrome plating damage on the piston.
- Pitting in the caliper bore.