BRAKE
CYLINDER 
SIDE
PISTON 
SIDE
COMPR 
ESSION
DECOMPRESSION
Movement
exceeding 
the
elastic
displacement 
is
released 
with
slipping 
on
the 
seal 
surface 
Returns 
in 
elastic
displacement 
of
the
seal
Fig 
BR 
21 
Piston
seal 
automatic
adjusting 
operation
Brake
pad
Replacement
1 
Jack
up 
front 
unit 
of
the 
vehicle 
and 
remove 
lhe
front
wheeL
2 
Remove
clip 
from 
the
retaining 
pin 
and
supporting
the 
brake
pad 
remove 
the
retaining 
pin 
and 
coil
spring
I
I 
Brake
pad
2
Retaining 
pin
I 
31 
Clip
Fig 
BR 
22
Removing 
retaining 
pin
3 
Unhook
the
hanger 
spring 
and 
withdraw 
the 
brake
pad 
and 
shim 
with 
a
pair 
of
pliers
BR 
ll 
Fig 
HR 
2
Withdrawing 
brake
pad 
and 
shim
Note 
When 
the 
brake
pad 
is 
removed 
do 
not
depress 
the
brake
pedal 
or 
otherwise 
the
piston 
will 
come 
out
Inspection
Clearance 
between 
the
brake
pad 
and 
rotor 
is
adjusted
automatically 
Check 
the 
brake
pad 
for 
wear
after 
the
first 
10 
000 
km 
6 
000
miles
driving 
and
every 
5 
000
km 
3 
000
miles 
thereafter
1
Clean 
the 
brake
pad 
with 
carbon 
tetrachloride 
or
gasoline
2 
When 
oil 
and 
or
grease 
is
heavily 
sticked 
on 
the
pad
or 
when 
deteriorated 
or 
deformed 
due 
to
overheating
replace 
the
pad 
with
a 
new 
one
3 
When 
thickness 
of 
the
friction 
material
pad 
is 
less
than 
1 
6 
mm 
0 
0630 
in
replace
Replace 
when 
total
pad 
thickness 
is
less 
than 
6 
1 
mm
0 
2402 
in
Note 
Replace
pads 
as 
a 
set
Replacement 
at
only 
one
position
may 
cause 
uneven 
brake 
effect 
It 
is
recommended 
that 
rotation 
of
pads 
be 
made
periodically
4 
Check 
the 
rotor 
Refer 
to 
Rotor
inspection
Reinstallation
1 
Clean 
the
calipers 
and
piston 
pad 
installing 
parts
Note 
Do 
not 
use 
mineral 
oil 
Be 
careful 
not 
to
apply 
oil
on 
the 
rotor
2
Depress 
the
piston 
into 
the
cylinder 
so 
that 
new
pad
can 
be 
installed