General Information and Assembly Instructions (Continued)
Assembly Instructions (Continued)
•Remove the caliper center bridge pad retainer bolt, nut, and tube from the caliper. Slide the brake pads (13) into place. They should
install easily without interference. Check that the outside radius of the brake pad is aligned with the outside diameter radius of the rotor
face. Add or subtract shims (12) between the caliper (7) and spacer (11) on the mount bracket (1) to gain the proper alignment.
Reinstall the center bridge pad retainer tube, bolt, and lock nut. The locknut should be snug without play in the bolt or tube. Be
cautious not to over tighten.
•Remove the lug nuts that were holding the hat in place. Install the wheel and torque the lug nuts to specification. Check to see that
the wheel rotates freely without interference.
•Once all clearances have been checked, remove the wheel, caliper, hat, and rotor from the spindle and hub. Secure the caliper
mounting bracket (1) to the spindle using red Loctite
®
271. Torque the bolts to 65 ft-lbs. Reinstall the hat and rotor assembly
and again use several lug nuts to hold it in place. Reinstall the caliper and torque the caliper nuts (8) to 47 ft-lbs.
Stock Brake Line Disassembly Instructions
•Unbolt banjo bolt from back of caliper.
•Unbolt rubber hose from hard line at frame.
•Pull the clip that holds the rubber hose to the bracket at the frame.
•Install Wilwood’s optional stainless steel braided flexline hose kit, part
number 220-8176 (NOT included in kit), see Figure 4. NOTE: The caliper
inlet hole has a 1/8-27 NPT thread. A steel 90° elbow fitting should be
installed in the caliper. Verify that there is enough length to allow the
wheels to turn lock to lock without straining or pinching the brake line.
THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT PRODUCTION RUBBER BRAKE HOSES
WILL NOT ADAPT TO WILWOOD CALIPERS AND ARE NOT
RECOMMENDED.
•Bleed the brake system, referring to additional information on the last
page as necessary.
•Remove the lug nuts that were holding the hat in place. Install the wheel
and torque the lug nuts to specification.
•Repeat this entire procedure for the other wheel.
FLEXLINE
BRACKET
CLIP
90° ELBOW
FRAME
HARDLINE
WILWOOD
SL6 CALIPER
Figure 4. Brake Line Diagram
