Front Disc Pads: Installation

Turn piston clockwise with piston wrench to seat piston in caliper bore and align notches. See Fig 1 . After turning and seating piston, check piston boot for twist.

Fig 1: Aligning Caliper Piston Notches When Replacing Brake Pads
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Install shim on outer pad only (if required). Install clips and pads. Rotate caliper body down and install stop plug and pin. Reconnect parking brake cable. Depress brake pedal several times to set pad-to-rotor clearance.