The brake caliper is removed for replacement or repair, as well as to gain access to other units.
1. Loosen the front wheel fastening nuts on the side of the caliper to be replaced, place wheel chocks under the rear wheels («shoes»), Jack up the front of the vehicle, support it securely, and remove the wheel.
2. Inserting a large screwdriver between the inner brake pad and brake disc, push the piston into the slave cylinder.
3. Loosen the bolt fitting that secures the lower tip of the brake hose to the caliper...
4.... Turn out a bolt union and disconnect a hose from a support.
NOTES: Plug the hose end holes in any way you can to prevent brake fluid from escaping.
The tip of the hose is sealed on both sides with copper washers. Replace the washers with new ones each time the joint is disassembled.
5. Loosen the two bolts of the lower and upper mounts of the caliper assembly from the shoe guide to the steering knuckle...
6.... remove the bolts...
7.... and remove the caliper from the steering knuckle.
8. The second wheel caliper is removed in the same way.
9. Establish a support in an order, the return to removal. After installation, restore the level of brake fluid in the reservoir of the main brake cylinder and bleed the air from the brake hydraulic drive (see «Bleeding the hydraulic drive of the brake system»).