Removal and Installation of Brake Caliper Assembly: Removal

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Drain a quarter of the brake fluid from the reservoir.
Remove front wheels and tires using power tools.
Secure disc rotor using wheel nuts.
Remove union bolt (A), and then disconnect brake hose from cylinder body. Discard the copper washers.
- Protusions (B)
CAUTION: Do not reuse the copper washers.

Fig 1: Identifying Protusions And Union Bolt
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Remove sliding pin bolts (A) and remove cylinder body from torque member.

Fig 2: Identifying Sliding Pin Bolts
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If necessary, apply matching marks then remove wheel nuts and remove disc rotor.

CAUTION: Put matching marks on wheel hub assembly and disc rotor as shown, if it is necessary to remove disc rotor.

Fig 3: Identifying Matching Mark

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