Front Brake Pad: Installation

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NOTE: Before installation, remove mud and foreign matter from the caliper body assembly and support - front disc brake.

Check the brake pad. <Ref. to INSPECTION , Front Brake Pad.>
Apply a thin coat of grease to the pad clip, both sides of the shim - disc brake front inner and the shim mounting surface of the pad - disc brake front.
Grease:

Pad clip (A): An item contained in the pad kit or equivalent

Shim and pad (B): An item contained in the pad kit or Molykote AS880N

Fig 1: Identifying Shim And Pad Clips
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Install the pad - disc brake front.
CAUTION:
- Be sure to install so that the pad return spring faces the input side of the direction of disc rotor rotation, as shown in the figure.
- Correctly install the pad return spring to the supporting surface of the pad clip as shown in the figure.
- If the pad return spring is deformed or damaged, replace the pad - disc brake front with a new part.
Fig 2: Rotating Disc Rotor
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NOTE: Install the pad indicator in proper direction.

Fig 3: Identifying Pad Indicator Installation Directions
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Install the caliper body assembly.
Tightening torque:

27 N.m (2.8 kgf-m, 19.9 ft-lb)
Install the front wheels.
Tightening torque:

120 N.m (12.2 kgf-m, 88.5 ft-lb)