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Disassembly and Assembly of Caliper Assembly: Assembly

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CAUTION: Do not use Genuine NISSAN Rubber Grease (KRE00 00010 or KRE00 00010 01) when assembling.
  1. Apply a rubber grease to the piston seal and attach to cylinder body.
    CAUTION: Do not reuse the piston seals.
    Fig 1: Installing Piston Seal
    G04198922Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  2. Apply brake fluid or rubber grease to the piston boot, place it on the piston, and firmly insert the piston boot cylinder-side lip into the cylinder body groove.
    CAUTION: Do not reuse the piston boot.
  3. Apply a brake fluid or rubber grease to the piston, insert into the cylinder body by hand and firmly attach the piston boot piston side lip into the piston boot.
    CAUTION: Press the piston evenly and vary the pressing point to prevent cylinder inner wall from being rubbed.
    Fig 2: Locating Brake Fluid Or Rubber Grease Application Areas On Piston
    G04198923Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  4. Fix piston boot with retaining ring.
    CAUTION:
    • Make sure the boot is firmly in the cylinder body groove.
    • Do not reuse the retaining ring.
      Fig 3: Installing Piston Boot With Retaining Ring
      G04198924Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  5. Attach the sliding pin and sliding pin boot to the torque member.
  6. Apply PBC (Poly Butyl Cuprysil) grease or silicone-based grease, or equivalent, refer to "RECOMMENDED FLUIDS AND LUBRICANTS " to the rear of the pad and to both sides of the shim, and attach the inner shim and shim cover to the inner pad, and the outer shim and outer shim cover to the outer pad.
  7. Attach the pad retainer and pad to the torque member.
    CAUTION: When attaching the pad retainer, attach it firmly so that it does not float up higher than the torque member, as shown.
  8. After assembling shims and shim covers to pad, install it to the torque member.
  9. Install cylinder body. Tighten sliding pin bolts to specification. Refer to "COMPONENT ".
    Fig 4: Removing/Installing Pad Retainer From Torque Member
    G04198925Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
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