Disassembly - Meritor MM-2075 Maintenance Manual

4 Removal and Disassembly
17. Install the tire and wheel assembly according to the OEM
instructions.
18. Lower the vehicle and perform a road test to verify operation.
Brake Caliper Removal
1. Use a jack to raise the vehicle so that the wheels to be serviced
are off the ground. Support the vehicle with safety stands.
2. Remove the tire and wheel assembly according to the
manufacturer's instructions.
3. Remove the brake hose hold down clamp bolt, if equipped.
Figure 4.6.
BRAKE HOSE
HOLD DOWN
CLAMP BOLT
BRAKE
HOSE
Figure 4.6
4. Remove the brake hose from the caliper. Figure 4.6.
WARNING
Do not remove the bridge bolts to perform service procedures. If
the bridge bolts are removed, reinstall them correctly to prevent
serious personal injury and damage to components.
5. Remove the caliper-to-torque plate assembly bolts. Do not
disassemble the bridge bolts joining the two halves of the
caliper. Refer to the Bridge Bolts on page 27. Figure 4.7.
CALIPER-TO-TORQUE
PLATE BOLTS
(SOME
CONFIGURATIONS
MAY HAVE SIX
MOUNTING BOLTS)
FOUR-BOLT
CONFIGURATION
SHOWN
Figure 4.7
MM-2075 / Revised 09-23
Page 10
Rotor
1.
2.
Torque Plate
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Figure 4.8

Disassembly

Brake Caliper
Do not remove the bridge bolts to perform service procedures. If
BRIDGE
the bridge bolts are removed, reinstall them correctly to prevent
BOLTS —
serious personal injury and damage to components.
DO NOT
REMOVE
NOTE: It is not necessary to remove the bridge bolts to service the
brake caliper. Figure 4.7.
1.
BRIDGE
BOLTS —
DO NOT
2.
REMOVE
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3.
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Check the rotor condition while assembled to the axle. See
Rotor on page 16.
Remove the hub and rotor assembly according to
manufacturer's recommendation.
Remove the caliper from the vehicle. Refer to the procedure in
this section.
Remove the dust shield, if installed, from the torque plate.
Remove the hub and rotor assembly according to the vehicle
manufacturer's recommended service procedure.
Remove the ABS sensor, if equipped.
Remove the torque plate-to-axle mounting bolts. Figure 4.8.
WARNING
Remove the brake caliper and brake pads. Refer to the
procedures in this section.
Drain all fluid from the caliper.
Push all four pistons to the bottom of their bores.
MOUNTING
BOLT
4003792b
(16579)
Printed in USA