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Front Caliper: Reassembly

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  1. Install the brake caliper bleeder valve and tighten to specifications. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS  . Install the brake caliper bleeder valve cap. See Figure .
  2. Lubricate the NEW piston seals with Delco Supreme 11(R), GM P/N 12377967 (Canadian P/N 992667) or equivalent DOT-3 brake fluid from a clean, sealed brake fluid container. See Figure .
  3. Install lubricated piston seals into the brake caliper bore seal grooves. Make sure the seals are not twisted. Lubricate the brake caliper bores and the pistons with brake fluid. Install the caliper pistons into the caliper bores.
  4. Install the NEW piston dust boot seals over the pistons. Assemble the Universal Driver and the Caliper Boot Seal Installer. Complete the following for both caliper piston dust boot seals.
    1. Using Universal Driver and Caliper Boot Seal Installer fully seat the dust boot seal into the caliper.
    2. Make sure the caliper piston dust boot is properly seated into the groove in the brake caliper bore.
  5. Install the caliper to the vehicle. See BRAKE CALIPERS 
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