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Disassembly and Assembly of Brake Caliper Assembly: Disassembly

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  1. Remove caliper assembly from vehicle. Refer to REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY .
  2. Remove sliding pin bolts from cylinder body, and remove pads, shims, shim cover and pad retainers from torque member.
    CAUTION: When removing pad retainer from torque member, lift the pad retainer in the direction shown by arrow (shown in Fig 1) so as not to deform it.
    Fig 1: Removing Pads, Shims, Shim Cover And Pad Retainers From Torque Member
    G02353846Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  3. Remove sliding pins and sliding pin boots from torque member.
  4. Place a wooden block as shown in Fig 2, and blow air from union bolt mounting hole to remove pistons and piston boots.
    Fig 2: Removing Pistons From Caliper
    G02353847Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  5. Using a flat-bladed screwdriver, remove piston seals from cylinder body.
    CAUTION: Be careful not to damage the inner wall of cylinder
    Fig 3: Removing Piston Seals From Cylinder Body Using A Flat-Bladed Screwdriver
    G02353848Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.


  1. Remove caliper assembly from vehicle. Refer to REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY .
  2. Remove sliding pin bolts from cylinder body, and remove pads, shims, shim cover and pad retainer from torque member.
    CAUTION: When removing pad retainer from torque member, lift the pad retainer in the direction shown by arrow (shown in Fig 1) so as not to deform it
    Fig 1: Removing Pad Retainer From Torque Member
    G02353861Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  3. Remove sliding pins and sliding pin boots from torque member.
  4. Place a wooden block as shown in Fig 2, and blow air from union bolt mounting hole to remove pistons and piston boots.
    Fig 2: Removing Pistons And Piston Boots Using Compressed Air
    G02353862Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
  5. Using a flat-bladed screwdriver, remove piston seals from cylinder body.
    CAUTION: Be careful not to damage the inner wall of cylinder
    Fig 3: Removing Piston Seals From Cylinder Body Using A Flat-Bladed Screwdriver
    G02353863Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.
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