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A112-5 Revision 2
TIP:
BEFORE BEGINNING INSTALLATION, SPRAY ALL FITTINGS AND FASTENERS WITH
PENETRATING OIL.
1
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Raise the car until the wheels and tires clear the floor and support the car on jack stands.
Remove the tire and wheel assemblies.
2.
Drain the System of Brake Fluid
a)
Remove the master cylinder cap and using a syringe, remove as must fluid as
possible.
b)
Attach rubber bleeder screws to the front flex hoses. Place the other end of the flex
hose in a container and open bleeders and allow all fluid to drain.
3.
Disconnect the flex hoses from the rigid brake line at the frame rail using a tube wrench.
Remove the horseshoe clip and unhook the hose from the bracket.
4.
Remove the caliper mounting bolts and slide the caliper off the rotor and discard.
5.
Remove the dust cap, cotter pin, spindle nut and spindle washer. Slide the rotor of the
spindle and remove the wheel bearings from the rotor.
6.
Thoroughly clean the spindle shaft using brake cleaner. Inspect the condition of the wheel
bearing and replace or repack as needed.
7.
Clean the rotor thoroughly with brake cleaner. Install inner wheel bearing and grease seal
into rotor. Slide the rotor onto the spindle shaft followed by the outer wheel bearing, spindle
washer and spindle nut. Torque the spindle nut to factory specs and install the cotter pin and
dust cap.
8.
Install the new bushings and slide into the calipers and grease liberally with silicone grease.
Install the new brake pads into the calipers and install the calipers over the rotors and reinstall
the original caliper mounting bolts.
9.
Install the stainless braided flex hoses using the new copper washers supplied and the
original banjo bolts. Torque the banjo bolts to 20 ft / lbs. Connect the other end of the flex
hose to the frame rail bracket using the horseshoe clips.
10.
Turn the steering wheel from lock to lock and observe the flex hose to make sure it does not
become kinked or twisted. If any problems are detected, reorient the hose and make sure the
problem is corrected. Connect the rigid line to the hose using a tube wrench.
11.
Master Cylinder & Brake Lines
a)
Disconnect the three original brake lines from the master cylinder.
b)
Remove the original master cylinder from the booster and discard.
c)
Remove the two existing brake lines from the distribution block and discard.
d)
Connect the adapter TEE (3 port) to the “third” brake tube. This is the tube that was
originally connected to the bottom of the master cylinder. Leave the fittings finger tight
at this point.
e)
Install the new master cylinder onto the booster and secure with the original lock nuts.