Wash the caliper bores and pistons with specified brake fluid. Particularly wash the dust seal grooves and piston seal grooves.
- Specification and Classification: DOT 4
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Caution!
- Wash the caliper components with fresh brake fluid before reassembly. Never use cleaning solvent or gasoline to wash them.
- Do not wipe the brake fluid off after washing the components with a rag.
- When washing the components, use the specified brake fluid. Never use different types of fluid or cleaning solvent such as gasoline, kerosine or the others.
- Replace the piston seals and dust seals with the new ones when reassembly.
- Apply the brake fluid to both seals when installing them.
Piston seal
Install the piston seals as shown in the illustration.
Install the piston to the caliper.
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1. Dust seal; 2. Piston seal; 3. Caliper
Caliper holder
Apply SUZUKI SILICONE GREASE to the caliper holder pin.
- 99000-25100: SUZUKI SILICONE GREASE
Install the caliper holder to the caliper.
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Install the pad spring (1).
Note: When installing the pad spring, seated on the lug of pad spring to concaved part of brake caliper.
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Install the brake pads. (7-59)
Note: Before remounting the caliper, push the piston all the way into the caliper.
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Install the brake caliper to the front fork.
Tighten each bolt to the specified torque.
- Front brake caliper mounting bolt (2): 39 N·m (3.9 kgf·m, 28.0 lb·ft)
- Front brake hose union bolt (3): 23 N·m (2.3 kgf·m, 16.5 lb·ft)
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Caution!
- The seal washers should be replaced with the new ones to prevent fluid.
- Bleed air from the system after reassembling the caliper. (2-25)