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Conventional Brake System — Caliper Disassembly Note (Piston, Piston seal)

P-36prose procedure
Continued from P-35

Piston

Piston Disassembly Note

  1. 1
    Place a piece of wood in the caliper.
    Illustration of a hand holding the brake caliper with a piece of wood placed in the caliper to catch the piston as it is forced out with compressed air.
  2. 2
    Gently blow compressed air through the hole to force the piston out of the caliper.

Piston seal

Remove the piston seal from the brake caliper by using the SST.
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