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Removal & Installation (MX-3)

  1. Raise and support rear of vehicle. Remove rear wheel assemblies. Release parking brake and disconnect parking brake cable from caliper. Disconnect brake flexhose from caliper. See Figure .
  2. Remove upper caliper mounting bolt. Rotate caliper downward. Remove "V" spring, pads, shims and guide plates. Replace brake pads if pad lining thickness is less than .04" (1.0 mm).
  3. Remove lower caliper mounting bolt. Pull caliper toward center of vehicle to slide it off of caliper mount. To install, reverse removal procedure. Using Brake Piston Wrench (49 FA18 602), turn wrench clockwise until piston bottoms out in brake caliper. Bleed air from system.
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