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Disassembly and Assembly of Brake Caliper Assembly: Assembly

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CAUTION: When assembling, use only rubber lubricant specified below.
  1. Apply polyglycol ether based lubricant to the piston seal, and install them to the cylinder body.
    CAUTION: Do not reuse piston seal.
    Fig 1: Installing Piston Seal
    G04121971Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  2. Apply rubber grease to piston boots. Cover the piston end with piston boot, and install cylinder-side lip on piston boot properly into groove on cylinder body.
    CAUTION: Do not reuse piston boot.
    Fig 2: Installing Piston Boot
    G04121972Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  3. Apply brake fluid to piston, and press piston into cylinder body by hand to assemble piston-side lip on piston boot properly into a groove on piston.
    CAUTION: Press piston evenly and change pressing point to prevent inner wall of cylinder from being rubbed.
  4. Install sliding pins and sliding pin boots to the torque member.
    Fig 3: Pressing Piston Into Cylinder Body
    G04121973Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  5. Install the torque member to the steering knuckle and tighten the mounting bolts to the specified torque. Refer to "COMPONENTS ".
    Fig 4: Identifying Pad Wear Sensor
    G04121974Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
    CAUTION: Before installing torque member to vehicle, wipe off oil and grease on the washer seats on steering knuckle and the mounting surface of the torque member.
  6. Install pad retainers to torque member.
  7. Press in piston until pads can be installed, and then install cylinder body to torque member.
  8. Install cylinder body, and tighten sliding pin bolt to the specified torque. Refer to "COMPONENTS ".
  9. Position a projection of brake hose metal fitting by aligning with protrusions on cylinder body and tighten union bolt to specified torque. Refer to "HYDRAULIC CIRCUIT ".
    CAUTION:
    • Assemble brake hose securely to cylinder body.
    • Do not reuse copper washer for union bolts.
  10. After installing caliper assembly, refill with new brake fluid and bleed air. Refer to "BLEEDING BRAKE SYSTEM ".
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