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DISC BRAKE CALIPER - FRONT (Continued)
Fig. 18 Protect Caliper Piston
1 - CALIPER
2 - PADDED BLOCK OF WOOD
3 - C-CLAMP
(5) Apply short spurts of low pressure air with
a rubber tipped blow gun through caliper brake hose
port. Use only enough air pressure to ease piston out.
(6) Remove C-clamp and block of wood from cali-
per and clamp it over dust boot of first piston
removed. This will seal empty piston bore.
(7) Move padded piece of wood in front of piston
yet to be removed.
(8) Remove second piston using same procedure
with short spurts of low pressure air.
(9) Remove C-clamp and block of wood from cali-
per.
(10) Remove piston dust boots with an appropriate
pry tool (Fig. 19).
Fig. 19 Piston Dust Boot Removal
1 - CALIPER
2 - DUST BOOT
CAUTION: Use an appropriate tool to remove piston
seals to avoid scratching piston bore. Do not use a
screwdriver or other metal tool to remove seals.
(11) Remove piston seals from caliper (Fig. 20).
Fig. 20 Piston Seal
1 - CALIPER
2 - PISTON BORE
3 - PISTON SEAL
(12) Remove caliper bleeder screw.
(13) Clean piston bore and drilled passage ways
with alcohol or a suitable solvent. Wipe it dry using
only a lint-free cloth.
(14) Inspect both piston and bore for scoring or pit-
ting. Bores that show light scratches or corrosion can
usually be cleared of light scratches or corrosion
using crocus cloth.
BRAKES 5 - 15
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