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Front Disc Rotor: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2011 Subaru Tribeca. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
  1. Lift up the vehicle, and remove the front wheels.
  2. Remove the caliper body and the support from housing, and suspend it from the strut using a wire.
    Fig 1: Locating Brake Caliper Bolts
    G05032755Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
  3. Remove the disc rotor.
    NOTE: If it is difficult to remove the disc rotor from the hub, drive an 8 mm bolt into the threaded section (B) of the rotor, then remove the rotor.
    Fig 2: Locating Threaded Section (B) Of Disc Rotor
    G05032756Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
  4. Remove mud and foreign matter from the caliper body assembly and the support.