Mazda MX-6 1998, Workshop Manual

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CONVENTIONAL BRAKE SYSTEM
FRONT BRAKE (DISC) INSPECTION
Disc Pad Thickness Inspection
1. Jack up the front of the vehicle and support it with
safety stands.
2. Remove the wheels.
3. Verify the remaining thickness of the pads.
Thickness
2.0 mm {0.08 in} min.
4. Replace the pads as a set: right and left wheels, if
either one is at or less than the minimum
thickness.
Disc Plate Thickness Inspection
1. Measure the thickness of the disc plate.
Caution
•
When it is necessary to machine the disc
plate, and the disc plate is removed from
the vehicle then machined, excessive
runout may result. Machine the disc plate
which is installed on the vehicle.
W 6 U 4 1 1 W 1 2
Minimum
22 mm {0.87 in}
Minimum thickness after machining by using
a brake lathe on-vehicle
22.8 mm {0.90 in}
2. If the thickness is not within the specification,
replace the disc plate.
Disc Plate Runout Inspection
1. Verify that there is no looseness in wheel bearing.
(Refer to 03-11 WHEEL HUB, STEERING
KNUCKLE INSPECTION, Wheel Bearing Play.)
2. Measure the runout at the outer edge of the
contact surface of the disc pad.
Runout
0.05 mm {0.002 in} max.
3. If the runout is not within the specification, repair
or replace the disc plate.
W 6 U 4 1 1 W A Y
0 4 -1 1 -1 2