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Front Disc Rotor: Removal

  1. Lift up the vehicle, and remove the front wheels.
  2. Remove the caliper body and the support from housing, and suspend it from the strut using a wire.
    Fig 1: Locating Caliper Body Bolts
    G05032755Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
  3. Remove the disc rotor.
    NOTE: If it is difficult to remove the disc rotor from the hub, drive an 8 mm bolt into the threaded section (B) of the rotor, then remove the rotor.
    Fig 2: Identifying Distance Between Disc Rotor And Hub
    G05032756Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
  4. Remove mud and foreign matter from the caliper body assembly and the support.