Subaru Legacy 2003 Service Manual page 3280

7. Rear Disc Brake Assembly
A: REMOVAL
1) Lift-up vehicle and remove wheels.
2) Disconnect brake hose from caliper body as-
sembly.
CAUTION:
Do not spill brake fluid on painted surface.
Wash it off immediately.
3) Remove bolt securing lock pin to caliper body.
4) Raise caliper body and move it toward vehicle
center to separate it from support.
5) Remove support from back plate.
NOTE:
Remove support only when replacing it or the rotor.
It need not be removed when servicing caliper body
assembly.
6) Clean mud and foreign particles from caliper
body assembly and support.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to allow foreign particles to enter
inlet (at brake hose connector).
REAR DISC BRAKE ASSEMBLY
BR-00168
BR-00165
BR-29
B: INSTALLATION
1) Install disc rotor on hub.
2) Install support on back plate.
Tightening torque:
78 N·m (8.0 kgf-m, 58 ft-lb)
CAUTION:
• Always replace the pads for both the left and
right wheels at the same time. Also replace pad
clips if they are twisted or worn.
• A wear indicator is provided on the inner disc
brake pad. If the pad wears down to such an ex-
tent that the end of the wear indicator contacts
the disc rotor, a squeaking sound is produced
as the wheel rotates. If this sound is heard, re-
place the pad.
• Replace pads if there is oil or grease on them.
CAUTION:
Do not allow oil or grease to adhere to the slid-
ing surface of pad and disc rotor.
3) Install pads on support. <Ref. to BR-26, IN-
STALLATION, Rear Brake Pad.>
4) Install caliper body on support.
Tightening torque:
39 N·m (4.0 kgf-m, 28.9 ft-lb)
5) Connect brake hose.
Tightening torque:
18 N·m (1.8 kgf-m, 13.0 ft-lb)
CAUTION:
• The brake hose must be connected without
any twist.
• Replace brake hose gaskets with new ones.
6) Bleed air from brake system.
<Ref. to BR-42, PROCEDURE, Air Bleeding.>
BRAKE