FAQ for Brake Caliper Repair
Q: What should you do before servicing the Disc Brake Hardware?
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You should remove the brake caliper from the mounting bracket and support the brake caliper.
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29/10/2022 Q: What should be done before servicing the Brake Caliper?
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You should remove the front brake caliper from the vehicle.
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29/10/2022 Q: What should be noticed when servicing the Disc Brake Hardware?
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Support the brake caliper with heavy mechanic's wire, or equivalent, whenever it is separated from its mount and the hydraulic flexible brake hose is still connected.
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29/10/2022 Q: What should you do before servicing the Brake Caliper?
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You should inspect the fluid level in the brake master cylinder reservoir.
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29/10/2022 Q: What should you do before servicing the Brake Caliper Bracket?
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You should remove the brake caliper from the mounting bracket and support the brake caliper.
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29/10/2022 Q: What should be noticed when servicing the Brake Caliper?
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When using a large C-clamp to compress a caliper piston into a caliper bore of a caliper equipped with an integral park brake mechanism, do not exceed more than 1 mm (0.039 inches) of piston travel. Exceeding this amount of piston travel will cause damage to the internal adjusting mechanism and/or the integral park brake mechanism.
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29/10/2022 Q: What is the recommended torque for the brake caliper bracket bolts?
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The recommended torque is 185 N.m (137 ft. lbs.).
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29/10/2022 Q: What should you do before servicing the
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You should remove the brake caliper from the mounting bracket and support the brake caliper with heavy mechanic wire.
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29/10/2022 Q: What is the recommended torque for the rear brake caliper bracket bolts?
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The recommended torque is 128 N.m (94 ft. lbs.).
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29/10/2022 Q: What kind of special tool will I need when servicing the Brake Caliper?
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You will need a caliper piston seal installer.
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