Front Disc Brake Assembly - Subaru 2009 IMPREZA Service Manual

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4. Front Disc Brake Assembly

Do not allow brake fluid to come in contact with

vehicle body. If it does, wash off with water and

wipe away completely.

1) Lift up the vehicle, and remove the front wheels.

2) Remove the union bolt, and disconnect the

brake hose from the caliper body assembly.

3) Remove the bolts which secure the caliper body.

4) Raise the caliper body, and then move it toward

vehicle center to separate it from the support.

5) Remove the support from housing.

Remove the support only when replacing the rotor

or support. It is not necessary to remove it when

servicing the caliper body assembly.

6) Remove mud and foreign matter from the caliper

body assembly and the support.

Front Disc Brake Assembly

B: INSTALLATION

1) Apply a thin coat of Molykote M7439 (Part No.

K0770YA000) or grease contained in the pad kit to

the support.

2) Install the support to the housing.

Tightening torque:

3) Apply a thin coat of Molykote M7439 (Part No.

K0770YA000) or grease contained in the pad kit to

the pad clip.

4) Apply a thin coat of Molykote AS880N (Part No.

K0777YA010) or grease contained in the pad kit to

both surfaces of the pad inner shim.

5) Install the pad to support.

6) Install the caliper body to the support.

Tightening torque:

7) Connect the brake hose using a new brake hose

Tightening torque:

8) Bleed air from the brake system.

80 N·m (8.2 kgf-m, 59 ft-lb)

27 N·m (2.8 kgf-m, 19.9 ft-lb)

18 N·m (1.8 kgf-m, 13.3 ft-lb)