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Rear Disc Brake Assembly: Assembly

  1. Clean the inside of the caliper body using brake fluid.
  2. Apply a coat of brake fluid to piston seal and install piston seal in the groove on caliper body.
  3. Apply a coat of brake fluid to the inner surface of caliper body cylinder and entire outer surface of piston.
  4. Apply a coat of specified grease to the piston boot and install it into the groove on tip of caliper body cylinder.

    Grease: 

    NIGLUBE RX-2 (Part No. K0779GA102) 

  5. Insert the piston into caliper body cylinder.
    CAUTION: Do not force the piston into caliper body cylinder.
  6. Position the piston boot in the grooves on caliper body cylinder and piston, then install the boot ring.
    Fig 1: Identifying Piston Boot, Piston Seal, Boot Ring And Caliper Body
    G05327351Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
  7. Apply a coat of the specified grease to the outer surface of lock pin (yellow) and guide pin (green), outer surface of the lock pin sleeve, cylinder inner surface, and pin boot grooves.

    Grease: 

    NIGLUBE RX-2 (Part No. K0779GA102) 

    Fig 2: Identifying Lock Pin (Yellow) And Guide Pin (Green) To Grease Applying Area
    G05327352Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
  8. Insert the guide pin boot to the support.
  9. Install the lock pin boot to the support, and then insert the lock pin sleeve into the specified position.
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