Front Brake Pad, Brake Caliper & Brake Rotor: Installation

HINT:

• Use the same procedures for the LH side and RH side.
• The procedures listed below are for the LH side.

1. INSTALL FRONT DISC BRAKE CYLINDER MOUNTING LH 
   1. Install the front disc brake cylinder mounting with the 2 bolts.

      Torque: 109 N*m (1,114 kgf*cm, 81 ft.*lbf) 

2. INSTALL FRONT DISC BRAKE BUSH DUST BOOT 
   1. Apply lithium soap base glycol grease to seal surface of 2 new bush dust boots.
   2. Install the 2 bush dust boots to the front disc brake cylinder mounting.
      Fig 1: Installing Front Disc Brake Bush Dust Boot

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3. INSTALL FRONT DISC BRAKE CYLINDER SLIDE PIN 
   1. Apply lithium soap base glycol grease to the sliding and fitting portion of the front disc brake cylinder slide pin.
   2. Push the front disc brake cylinder slide pin into the disc brake bush dust boot to install it.
4. INSTALL NO. 1 FRONT DISC BRAKE PAD SUPPORT PLATE 
   1. Install the No. 1 pad support plate to the front disc brake cylinder mounting.
5. INSTALL NO. 2 FRONT DISC BRAKE PAD SUPPORT PLATE 
   1. Install the No. 2 pad support plate to the front disc brake cylinder mounting.
Fig 2: Installing Front Disc Brake Pad Support Plate
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6. INSTALL FRONT ANTI-SQUEAL SHIM KIT 
   1. Apply disc brake grease to the area where the No. 1 anti-squeal shim makes contact.
   2. Install the 2 No. 1 anti-squeal shims and 2 No. 2 anti-squeal shims to the front disc brake pads.
7. INSTALL FRONT DISC BRAKE PAD KIT (PAD ONLY) 
   1. Install the 2 front disc brake pads to the front disc brake cylinder mounting.
8. INSTALL FRONT DISC BRAKE CYLINDER SUBASSEMBLY 
   1. Install the front disc brake cylinder with the 2 bolts.

      Torque: 34 N*m (347 kgf*cm, 25 ft.*lbf) 

   2. Placing a new gasket in between, connect the No. 1 flexible hose to the front disc brake cylinder with the union bolt.

      Torque: 33 N*m (337 kgf*cm, 24 ft.*lbf) 

Fig 3: Installing Front Disc Brake Cylinder
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9. FILL RESERVOIR WITH BRAKE FLUID (See  BRAKE PEDAL  ) 
10. BLEED AIR FROM FRONT AND REAR BRAKE SYSTEMS (See  BRAKE PEDAL  ) 
11. CHECK FOR BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE 
12. CHECK FLUID LEVEL IN RESERVOIR 
13. INSTALL FRONT WHEEL 

    Torque: 103 N*m (1,050 kgf*cm, 76 ft.*lbf) 

14. CHECK AND CLEAR DTC 
    1. Check and clear the DTC (see DTC CHECK / CLEAR ).