Removal & Installation (ES 300)
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- Raise and support vehicle. Remove rear wheels. Remove union bolt and gasket. Disconnect flexhose from caliper. Use a container to catch brake fluid as it drains out.
- Remove lower rear disc brake caliper slide pin. See Fig 1.
- Lift up disc brake caliper and remove disc brake caliper assembly.
- Remove caliper slide bush from disc brake caliper.
- Remove bush dust boot from caliper slide pin.
- Using a hexagon wrench, remove upper caliper slide pin.
- To install, reverse removal procedure. Tighten upper caliper slide pin to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
- Apply lithium soap base glycol grease to seal surface of new bush dust boot. Install bush dust boot to upper caliper slide pin.
- Apply lithium soap base glycol grease to new cylinder slide bush and install to disc brake caliper.
- Apply lithium soap base glycol grease to upper caliper slide pin and install disc brake caliper to caliper slide pin.
- Apply lithium soap base glycol grease to lower caliper slide pin and install caliper slide pin to disc brake caliper. Tighten to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
- Connect NEW gasket and flexible hose with union bolt and tighten to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
- Fill reservoir with brake fluid. Bleed master cylinder and brake lines. See BLEEDING BRAKE SYSTEM .
- Check fluid level in reservoir and check system for brake fluid leaks.
- Install rear wheel and tighten lug nuts to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .