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BRAKES 13 REPAIR FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS Service repair no - 70.55.03 Service tool: Before starting repair refer to general brake service See General Brake Service Practice Remove caliper 1. Loosen front wheel retaining nuts, raise front of vehicle, lower onto axle stands, remove wheels. 2. Expose flexible brake hose by moving coiled protective covering. 3. Using a recognised hose clamp, clamp hose to prevent loss of brake fluid. 4. Disconnect rigid brake pipe from flexible hose, seal exposed ends to prevent ingress of dirt. 5. Remove split [cotter] pin, retaining pins and springs, withdraw pads. If refitting pads, identify 6. Loosen bolts and remove caliper. Repair Do not separate caliper halves 7. Clean outer surfaces of caliper using aerosol brake cleaner. 8. Using special tool LRT-70-500, clamp pistons in inboard half of caliper. Gently, keeping fingers 9. Finally remove pistons, identifying them with their respective bores. 10. Remove wiper seal retainer by inserting a blunt screwdriver between retainer and seal. Pry 11. Taking care not to damage seal grooves, extract wiper seal and fluid seal. 12. Clean bores, pistons and seal grooves using clean brake fluid only. If caliper or pistons are |