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5. Disconnect brake line from rear brake caliper:
A. Clean brake line area of brake caliper to prevent
contamination of brake system.
B. Remove banjo bolt that secures brake line fitting
to caliper.
C. Carefully separate brake line from caliper. Locate
and retrieve two (2) banjo washers from sides of
brake line fitting.
D. Plug brake line and position it away from caliper.
6. Remove two (2) socket head screws that secure the
brake caliper to the mounts on the transaxle tubes.
7. Slide brake caliper from brake rotor and remove cali-
per from vehicle.
8. Inspect rear brake rotor for wear or damage. Mini-
mum brake rotor thickness is 0.154" (3.9 mm). If brake
rotors need to be removed from vehicle, refer to Rear
Wheels and Hubs in this section.
Installation (Fig. 17)
IMPORTANT: When installing rear brake calipers,
make sure that parking brake levers extend toward
the upper side of the calipers.
1. Make sure that brake rotor is properly secured to
wheel hub (see Rear Wheels and Hubs in this section).
IMPORTANT: The socket head screws that secure
the brake calipers have a patch- -lock feature. If
screws are being re- -installed on vehicle, apply
medium strength thread locker to screw threads be-
fore installation.
2. Slide rear brake caliper onto brake rotor. Make sure
that rotor is between the brake pads in the caliper. Se-
cure caliper to the mounts on the transaxle tube with
socket head screws. Torque screws to 35 to 40 ft- -lb (48
to 54 N- -m).
3. Connect brake line to rear brake caliper:
A. Place washer on each side of brake line fitting.
B. Install banjo bolt through brake line fitting and
banjo washers and then thread into caliper. Torque
banjo bolt from 108 to 132 in- -lb (12.3 to 14.9 N- -m).
4. Connect parking brake cable to rear brake caliper
(Fig. 18):
A. Make sure that parking brake is not applied.
B. Insert brake cable end into parking brake lever.
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C. Rotate brake lever on caliper toward front of vehi-
cle and hold lever in place. Then, insert cable into
caliper bracket and slowly release brake lever to
align cable conduit with caliper bracket.
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1. Parking brake cable
2. Cable conduit
3. Cable end
5. Install rear wheel assembly (see Rear Wheels and
Hubs in this section).
6. Lower vehicle to ground.
7. Make sure that rear wheel lug nuts are torqued in a
crossing pattern from 75 to 95 ft- -lb (102 to 128 N- -m).
8. Adjust parking brake (see Parking Brake Adjustment
in the Adjustments section of this chapter).
9. Bleed brakes (see Bleed Brake System in this sec-
tion).
After servicing brake system components, al-
ways check the brakes in a wide open, level area
that is free of other persons and obstructions.
10.Check brake operation.
Burnish Brake Pads
After brake pad replacement, burnish (break--in) the
brakes before use.
1. Bring the machine to full speed and apply the brakes
to rapidly stop the machine without skidding or locking
up the wheels.
2. Repeat this procedure 10 times. To avoid overheat-
ing the brakes, wait 1 minute between each stop.
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Figure 18
4. Parking brake lever
5. Lock nut
6. Parking brake rod
CAUTION
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