Front

70.40.02

Service tool: LRT-70-500 - Piston clamp


Remove
1. Raise the vehicle.

WARNING: Support on safety stands.

2. Remove front road wheels.





3. Remove bolt from lower guide pin of each caliper.

CAUTION: Guide pin uses a special, flange headed bolt. DO NOT use any other type of bolt.





4. Swivel caliper upwards, remove brake pads.
5. Using piston clamp, LRT-70-500, press caliper pistons fully into bores.

CAUTION: Ensure that displaced fluid does not overflow from reservoir.

6. Clean faces of pistons and pad locations in caliper.
7. Check condition of guide pin boots, replace if perished or split.


Refit
8. Fit brake pads with chamfer towards leading edge of disc (towards rear of vehicle). Swivel caliper downwards into position.
9. Fit new guide pin bolt. Tighten to 30 Nm (22 ft. lbs.)
10. Apply brake pedal several times to locate pads.
11. Check fluid reservoir level, top-up if necessary using correct grade of fluid.
12. Fit road wheels. Tighten nuts to 108 Nm (80 ft. lbs.).
13. Remove safety stands. Lower vehicle.