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Rear brakes, servicing Rear brakes with automatic parking brake 
adjusters  
WARNING! 
 
Do not re-use fasteners that are worn or 
deformed in normal use. 
 Some fasteners are designed to be used only 
once, and are unreliable and may fail if used 
a second time. This includes, but is not 
limited to, nuts, bolts, washers, circlips and 
cotter pins. Always follow recommendations 
in this manual-replace these fasteners with 
new parts where indicated, and any other 
time it is deemed necessary by inspection. 
 To siphon brake fluid, always use a bleeder 
bottle which is only used to siphon brake 
fluid. 
 Brake fluid is poisonous and must NEVER be 
removed by siphoning with your mouth. 
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Insert special tool 3272 so that the collar is positioned ahead of the piston. 
WARNING! 
Brake fluid is poisonous and must NEVER be removed by siphoning 
with your mouth. 
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Installing  
     
WARNING! 
     
Brake fluid is poisonous and must NEVER be 
removed by siphoning with your mouth. 
     
CAUTION! 
     
Before pushing back the piston, siphon 
some of the brake fluid out of the brake fluid 
reservoir. Otherwise, particularly if reservoir 
has been topped off, fluid will overflow and 
cause damage. 
     To siphon brake fluid, always use a bleeder 
bottle which is only used to siphon brake 
fluid. 
    
-  Screw piston inward as far as it will go by turning threaded spindle 
(arrow) clockwise and knurled section counterclockwise. 
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