Replacing a brake caliper is all the more also formidable than on other replica cars.12. Bleed the brake system. Attach a rubber hose to the open bleeder valve and place the other end in a container of brake fluid. Have an assistant slowly depress the pedal multiple times until all air is removed from the system.
1. Research the brake fluid flat in the masterly cylinder reservoir. Remove fluid to the halfway aim between the maximum and minimum levels whether the fluid common is above this purpose.
2. Stand and stabilize the vehicle with a jack stand suitable for a Bonneville. Remove the rotate for the caliper that must be replaced. Screw two of the lug nuts back onto the rotor to deposit it on the hub.
3. Snap to the front parking brake cable on the rear caliper whether this is one you are replacing. Pull down on the cable and remove it from the stadium brake cable connector.
4. Compress the caliper piston into the Muzzle with a C-clamp. Dwelling the clamp over the top of the caliper housing and against the outboard brake pad's back aim. Don't beget the piston hop also than a millimetre.
5. Disconnect the brake hose by removing the caliper bolt. Toss outside the two copper gaskets. Plug the hose and the opening in the caliper with rubber.
6. Detach the parking brake cable bracket from the caliper. Remove the parking brake cable from the parking brake lever on the caliper while leaving the cable attached to the cable bracket.
7. Remove the caliper, starting with the pin bolts. This procedure varies depending on a front or rear caliper.
Installing a New Caliper
8. Wipe the old grease from the pin bolts and apply a fresh, thin cost. Don't grease the bolt treads, though, nor to any part of the brake pad hardware.
9. Install the replacement brake caliper and pin bolts, using the reverse procedure as removal. For rear calipers, this means installing it to the upper pin bolt and rotating it down over the brake pads.
10. Connect the brake hose onto the caliper, unplugging all the openings first. Use new gaskets with the bolt.
11. Reconnect all parking brake components to the rear caliper if needed. This includes connecting the brake cable to the lever on the caliper, the cable bracket to the caliper and the front park brake cable to the cable connector
This is for two leading reasons. The Bonneville has been discontinued, and the Emigration and installation system varies for its front and rear calipers.
Instructions
Removing an Old Caliper
13. Set the brakes while the engine is off. Push the pedal two-thirds of the way down and slowly release it. Repeat this at 15-second intervals until the brakes feel firm.
14. Replace the wheel, removing the lug nuts first that were supporting the rotor to the hub.
