In a Nissan Altima, or any vehicle, replacing a brake caliper is a dicy assignment. Such maintainance is recurrently first-rate recommended for a trained mechanic. Should you gander to convert a caliper yourself, receipts it up with such an Professional beforehand.
Instructions
Removing the Old
Pump the pedal several times to seat the brake pads, then test the brakes on the road.
Disconnect the parking brake cable and lock spring whether you're replacing a rear caliper. Disconnect and plug the brake hose, tossing away the washers that were attached with the flash peanut.
3. Unscrew and remove the caliper pin bolts so you can remove the caliper. It should axle up outside from the rotor or bracket and slide inboard off the pin sleeve.
4. Remove the brake pads, shims and pad springs.
Installing the New
5. Assemble positive the late caliper's piston is completely in the caliper object. Turn the piston clockwise back into the caliper provided it isn't. Avoid poor the piston boot.
6. Coat the mounting device with a silicone based grease where the pad makes contact. Install late pads with the shims and pad springs.
7. Install the caliper into position. The pin bolts should be torqued between 16 foot pounds and 23 foot pounds.
8. Connect the brake fluid hose. Call fresh copper washers with the blaze nut. The nut should be tightened to 12 foot pounds to 14 foot pounds.
9. Reattach the lock spring and parking brake cable to the rear caliper.
10. Bleed the brake system to remove air from it. Attach a transparent hose to the open bleeder valve and have another person depress the brake pedal. Close the valve, let the brake retract and repeat until all air is gone.
11. Replace the wheel and lower the vehicle.1. Appropriate off the spin for the caliper you must interchange. Brew definite the motorcar is securely on the jack stand before you engage in this.2.
