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Disassembly And Assembly: Disassembly

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1. Cap 2. Bleeder valve 3. Cylinder body
4. Piston seal 5. Piston 6. Piston boot
7. Sliding pin 8. Sliding pin boot 9. Bushing
10. Torque member GREASE Apply Syntheso® GLK 1 grease or equivalent. OIL Apply clean brake fluid
WARNING:

Clean dust on brake caliper and brake pad with a vacuum dust collector to minimize the hazard of airborne particles or other materials.

CAUTION:
  • While removing brake caliper, do not depress brake pedal because piston will pop out.
  • Do not damage the piston boot.
NOTE:
  • The front brake caliper (LH) is shown. The front brake caliper (RH) is similar.
  • Do not remove the pad return springs, brake pads, and pad retainers from the torque member when disassembling and assembling the brake caliper.


  1. Remove the sliding pin bolts and the cylinder body from the torque member.
  2. Remove the sliding pins and the sliding pin boots.
  3. Remove the bushing from the sliding pin.
  4. Place a wooden block as shown, and blow air from union bolt mounting hole to remove piston and piston boot.
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    WARNING:

    Do not get fingers caught between the piston and wooden block.

  5. Remove piston seal from cylinder body using suitable tool.
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    CAUTION:

    Be careful not to damage cylinder inner wall.

  6. Remove bleeder valve and cap.
  7. Perform inspection after disassembly.