CHAS
4-36
1. Remove:
• union bolt
• copper washers
• brake hose
NOTE:
NOTE:
Put the end of the brake hose into a container
and pump out the brake fluid carefully.
2. Remove:
• brake caliper piston
• brake caliper piston seals
a. Blow compressed air into the brake hose
joint opening
to force out the piston from
the brake caliper.
WARNING
• Cover the brake caliper piston with a rag.
Be careful not to get injured when the pis-
ton is expelled from the brake caliper.
• Never try to pry out the brake caliper pis-
ton.
b. Remove the brake caliper piston seals.
EAS00633
CHECKING THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE
CALIPERS
Recommended brake component
replacement schedule
Brake pads
If necessary
Piston seals
Every two years
Brake hoses
Every four years
Brake fluid
Every two years
and whenever the
brake is
disassembled
FRONT AND REAR BRAKES