Shoe & Lining Replacement: Installation
- Using silicone lubricant, coat and install new sleeves and rubber bushings in caliper ears. Attach shoe support spring to inboard shoe. Ensure that shoe is installed in caliper with wear indicator to rear of vehicle.
- Position outboard shoe in caliper. Engage tab at bottom of shoe with caliper cutout and shoe ears with caliper ears at top of shoe. Place caliper over rotor, aligning caliper ears with mounting holes.
- Start bolts or pins through inboard caliper ears and mounting bracket. Make sure bolts or pins pass under retaining ears of inboard shoe.
- Push bolts or pins through caliper to engage holes in outboard shoe and ears of caliper. Thread bolts into mounting bracket and tighten.
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- Add brake fluid to fill master cylinder to within 1/8" of top. Pump brake pedal to seat shoes against rotor.
- Use pliers to clinch upper ears of outboard shoe against caliper. Make sure ears are flat against caliper with no clearance.