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Caliper Disassembly and Assembly: Assembly

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CAUTION: When assembling, do not use NISSAN rubber grease (KRE00 00010, KRE00 00010 01).
  1. Apply rubber grease to new piston seals, and install them to groove on cylinder body.
    CAUTION: Do not reuse piston seal.
    Fig 1: Applying Rubber Grease To New Piston Seals
    G03326711Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  2. Apply rubber grease to piston boots. Cover piston end with piston boot, and install cylinder-side lip on the piston boot properly into the groove on the cylinder body.
    CAUTION: Do not reuse piston boot.
    Fig 2: Applying Rubber Grease To Piston Boots
    G03326712Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  3. Apply brake fluid "DOT3" to piston, and press piston into cylinder body by hand to assemble piston-side lip on the piston boot properly into the groove on the piston.
    CAUTION: Press the piston evenly and change the pressing point to prevent the inner wall of cylinder from being rubbed.
  4. Install sliding pins and sliding pin boots to torque member.
    Fig 3: Assembling Piston-Side Lip On Piston Boot Properly
    G03326713Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  5. Install torque member to knuckle spindle and tighten torque member fixing bolts to the specified torque.
    CAUTION: Before installing the torque member to vehicle, wipe oil and grease on the washer seats on the knuckle spindle and mounting surface of torque member.
  6. Install pad retainers to torque member.
  7. After assembling shims and shim covers to pad, install it to torque member.
    Fig 4: Pad Wear Sensor
    G03326714Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
    CAUTION: Inner pad and outer pad have the pad-return mechanism on the upper side of pad retainer. When installing pad, be sure to install pad return lever to pad wear sensor securely shown to the right.
  8. Install cylinder body, and tighten sliding pin bolt to the specified torque.
  9. Install brake hose to cylinder body and tighten union bolt to the specified torque.
    CAUTION:
    • Assemble brake hose securely to the protrusions on the cylinder body.
    • Do not reuse copper washer for union bolts.
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