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Front Disc Rotor: Removal

  1. Lift up the vehicle, and then remove the front wheels.
  2. Remove the caliper body assembly from the housing assembly - front axle.
    1. Remove the bolt from the brake hose bracket.
    2. Remove the mounting bolt, and remove the caliper body assembly.
      Fig 1: Locating Brake Hose Bracket Bolts
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    3. Prepare wiring harnesses etc. to be discarded, and suspend the caliper body assembly from the strut assembly.
      Fig 2: Suspending Caliper Body Assembly From Strut Assembly
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  3. Remove the front disc rotor.
    NOTE: When the disc rotor is difficult to be removed from the hub unit COMPL - front axle, screw in 8 mm (0.31 in) bolt to the threaded part of the disc rotor (A), and remove the disc rotor.
Fig 3: Screwing In Bolt To Threaded Part Of Disc Rotor
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