Removal & Installation
- Raise and support rear of vehicle. Remove rear wheel assemblies. Release parking brake and disconnect parking brake cable from caliper. Remove manual adjustment gear concealment plug from caliper. See Fig 1. Insert an appropriate size Allen wrench through hole and turn manual adjustment gear counterclockwise to retract caliper piston.
- Remove upper guide bolt from caliper. Rotate caliper downward and support using wire. Remove "M" springs. Remove pads, shims and guide plates. Replace pad if lining thickness is less than .04" (1.0 mm).
- To install, reverse removal procedure. Turn manual adjustment gear clockwise until brake pads slightly touch rotor. Turn manual adjustment gear back 1/3 turn.
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