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Second Brake Piston

SECOND BRAKE PISTON

COMPONENTS:





DISASSEMBLY





1. REMOVE 2ND BRAKE PISTON RETURN SPRING SUB-ASSEMBLY
(a) Place SST on the return spring and compress the return spring with a press.
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(b) Using a screwdriver, remove the snap ring.





(c) Remove the 2nd brake piston return spring.





2. REMOVE 2ND BRAKE PISTON
(a) Hold the 2nd brake piston and apply compressed air (392 kPa, 4.0 kgf/cm2, 57 psi) to the 2nd brake cylinder to remove the 2nd brake piston.

NOTICE: Hold the piston with a shop rag or a piece of cloth when removing the piston. Failure to do so may result in the piston jumping out from the cylinder.





3. REMOVE 2ND BRAKE PISTON O-ring
(a) Remove the 2 O-rings from the 2nd brake piston.

INSPECTION





1. INSPECT 2ND BRAKE PISTON RETURN SPRING SUB-ASSEMBLY
(a) Using vernier calipers, measure the free length of the spring together with the spring seat.
Standard free length: 16.61 mm (0.6539 in.)

REASSEMBLY





1. INSTALL 2ND BRAKE PISTON O-ring
(a) Coat 2 new O-rings with ATF, and install them in the 2nd brake piston.

NOTICE: Make sure that the O-ring is not twisted or pinched.





2. INSTALL 2ND BRAKE PISTON
(a) Coat the 2nd brake piston with ATF, and install it to the 2nd brake cylinder.

NOTICE: Be careful not to damage the O-ring.





3. INSTALL 2ND BRAKE PISTON RETURN SPRING SUB-ASSEMBLY
(a) Install the 2nd brake piston return spring.

NOTICE: Installing the spring sub-assembly, check that all of the springs are fit in the piston correctly.





(b) Place SST on the piston return spring, and compress the piston return spring with a press.
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(c) Using a screwdriver, install the snap ring.
(d) Be sure that the end gap of the snap ring is not aligned with the spring retainer claw.

NOTICE:
^ Stop the press when the spring seat is lowered to the place 1 to 2 mm (0.039 to 0.078 in.) from the snap ring groove.
^ This prevents the spring seat from being deformed.