2008 SUZUKI SWIFT bleed brakes

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4) Pass parking brake cable (1) through bracket (3) of caliper.
5) Hang parking brake cable on lever (2) as follows.
NOTE
Make sure that lever (4) contacts pin (5).

6) Install brake pads and caliper referring to “Rear Disc Brake Pad Removal and Installation”.
7) Connect flexible hose (1) with new washers to caliper (2).
WARNING!
Make sure that flexible hose is not twisted
when tightening joint bolt. If it is twisted,
reconnect it using care not to twist it.

Tightening torque
Flexible hose joint bolt (a): 23 N·m (2.3 kgf-m,
17.0 lb-ft) 8) Install brake cable clip (1) securely to bracket (2).
9) After reassembling brake lines, bleed air from them
referring to “Air Bleeding of Brake System in Section
4A”.
10) Check to make sure that system is free from fluid
leakage.
11) Start engine and then depress brake pedal with about 300 N (30 kg, 66 lbs) load 3 times or more so
as to obtain proper disc to pad clearance.
12) Check to make sure that parking brake lever stroke is as specified. Refer to “Parking Brake Inspection
and Adjustment in Section 4D”.
13) Tighten wheel nuts to specified torque.
Tightening torque
Wheel bolt: 85 N·m (8.5 kgf-m, 61.5 lb-ft)
14) Remove vehicle from hoist and perform brake test (foot brake and parking brake).
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Rear Disc Brake Pad InspectionS7RS0B4306004
Check pad lining for wear. When wear exceeds limit,
replace with new one.
CAUTION!
Never polish pad lining with sandpaper. If
lining is polished with sandpaper, hard
particles of sandpaper will be deposited in
lining and may damage disc. When pad lining
requires correction, replace it with a new one.

Rear brake pad thickness (lining thickness)
Standard: 9.0 mm (0.354 in.)
Limit: 1.0 mm (0.039 in.)
NOTE
When pads are removed, visually inspect
caliper for brake fluid leak. Correct leaky
point, if any.

Rear Disc Brake Caliper Disassembly and
Assembly
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Disassembly
CAUTION!
Clean around caliper with brake fluid before
disassembly.

1) Remove disc brake piston (1) by turning piston counterclockwise with special tool.
CAUTION!
Be careful not to damage inside (bore side) of
cylinder.

Special tool
(A): 09945–16060 2) Remove cylinder boot and piston seal (1).
CAUTION!
Be careful not to damage inside (bore side) of
cylinder.

3) Remove bleeder plug and cap from caliper.
4) Remove return spring (1), parking nut (2), washer
(3), lever (4) and shaft cover (5).
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Assembly
CAUTION!
• Wash each part cleanly before installation in the same fluid as the one used in master
cylinder reservoir.
• Never use other fluid or thinner.
• Before installing caliper to brake caliper carrier, install slide pins with grease
applied into carrier hole and check for its
smooth movement in thrust direction.
• Before installing piston seal to cylinder, apply fluid to them.
• Install a piston seal into groove in cylinder securely making sure that it is not twisted.

1) Apply thread lock cement to shaft thread (6) of caliper.
“A”: Thread lock cement 99000–32110 (Thread
Lock Cement Super 1322)
2) Apply grease to inside of new shaft cover (1).
3) Install new shaft cover, leve r (2), washer (3), parking
nut (4) and return spring (5) to caliper.
Tightening torque
Parking nut (a): 27 N·m (2.7 kgf-m, 19.5 lb-ft) 4) Install bleeder plug and cap to caliper.
5) Install new piston seal to caliper.
6) Before inserting piston (2) into cylinder, install boot
(1) onto piston as shown.
7) Fit boot as it is in figure into boot groove in cylinder with fingers.
8) Turn brake caliper piston clockwise to obtain clearance between brake disc and pads.
NOTE
Check that boot is fitted in boot groove
securely all around piston.

Special tool
(A): 09945–16060
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[A]: Cylinder side
[B]: Brake pad side
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