When replacing brake pads or a brake disc, be sure to replace the pads or disc on the other side of the vehicle.
Place the vehicle on a two-post lift.
Install a pressure device on the brake pedal to reduce the amount of brake fluid that comes out.
Unlock the steering wheel.
Remove the front wheels.
Remove the pressure spring
Pry off the lower guide pin boot plug
Remove the plug. Also remove the upper plug
Unscrew the guide pins securing the floating caliper
Remove the pins
Move the floating caliper aside
Remove the inner and outer brake pads from the caliper
When repairing the brake mechanism, check the condition of the dust boots
Lubricate the guide pins with consistent grease
Using adjustable pliers, press the piston of the working cylinder back in
Removing the caliper assembly with the pad guide
Loosen the brake hose fitting
Unscrew the two bolts securing the pad guide to the steering knuckle
Remove the caliper assembly with the guide.
Completely unscrew the caliper from the brake hose.
Install:
- – the brake caliper;
- – the guide pin mounting bolts.
Tighten to the specified torque:
- – guide pin mounting bolts (32 Nm);
- – brake hose (17 Nm).
Securely secure the brake hose and the wheel speed sensor wires, if they were disconnected.
Do not twist the brake hose. Install the wheels.
Tighten to the specified torque:
- – brake bleeder fitting (6.5 Nm);
- – wheel mounting bolts (105 Nm).
If the brake fluid reservoir was not completely emptied during the work, bleed the air from a part of the hydraulic circuit of the brake system.
Otherwise, bleed the air from the entire hydraulic circuit of the brake system.
Check the brake fluid level.
