Rear

Rear Brake Caliper & Pads:

NOTE: Numbers in parentheses ( ) below refer to numbers in the illustrations.

CAUTION: When retracting piston, ensure that displaced brake fluid does not overflow from reservoir.

REMOVAL
1. Remove rear road wheels.
2. Clean exterior of calipers.
3. Remove pad retaining pins and anti-rattle springs (4).
4. Remove brake pads (5).
5. Clean exposed parts of pistons, using new brake fluid. Wipe away excess with a lint free cloth.
6. Using piston clamp LRT-70-500, or equivalent, press each piston back into its bore.

INSTALLATION
1. Install brake pads.






2. Install pad retaining pins and anti-rattle springs (16). Secure with new split (cotter) pins.
3. Apply service brake pedal several times to locate pads.
4. Install rear road wheels, tighten lugs to 130 Nm (95 ft. lbs.).
5. Check brake fluid level and top off with specified fluid as required.
6. Road test vehicle.

NOTE: New friction pads require "bedding-in"; this may take several hundred miles before brakes are at maximum efficiency.