Front Disc Brake Caliper Disassembly And Assembly - Suzuki GRAND VITARA Owner's Manual

3) Install brake flexible hose as shown and tighten
flexible hose joint bolt (1) to specification.
Tightening torque
Flexible hose joint bolt (a): 23 N·m (2.3 kgf-m,
17.0 lb-ft)
4) Tighten front wheel nuts to specification.
Tightening torque
Wheel nut (a): 100 N·m (10.0 kgf-m, 72.5 lb-ft)
5) After completing installation, fill reservoir with
specified brake fluid and bleed brake system. Check
each installed part for oil leakage and perform brake
test.
Front Disc Brake Caliper Disassembly and
Assembly
Disassembly
NOTE
Before disassembly, clean all around caliper
with brake fluid.
1) Remove disc brake piston with air blown into flexible
hose joint bolt installation hole.
WARNING
!
Do not apply too highly compressed air
which will cause piston to jump out of
cylinder. Place a cloth (1) to prevent piston
from damage, it should be taken out
gradually with moderately compressed air.
Do not place your fingers in front of piston
when using compressed air.
2) Remove cylinder boot.
!
1,(a)
Be careful not to damage inside (bore side) of
cylinder.
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3) Remove piston seal using a thin blade like a
thickness gauge, etc.
!
Be careful not to damage inside (bore side) of
cylinder.
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4) Remove bleeder plug and cap from caliper.
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Assembly
Reassemble front brake in reverse order of disassembly,
noting the following points.
!
• Wash each part cleanly before installation
• Never use other fluid or thinner.
• Before installing piston and cylinder boot
• After reassembling brake lines, bleed air
• Before installing piston to cylinder, apply
CAUTION
CAUTION
CAUTION
in the same fluid as the one used in master
cylinder reservoir.
to cylinder, apply fluid to them.
from them.
rubber grease to inside (bore side) of
cylinder.
Front Brakes: 4B-6
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