Disassembly and Assembly of Brake Caliper Assembly: Assembly

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Infiniti FX45 and 2005 Infiniti FX35. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

CAUTION: Do not use NISSAN Rubber Grease (KRE00 00010, KRE00 00010 01) when assembling.

Apply a rubber grease to new piston seal and insert in to groove on cylinder body.
CAUTION: Do not reuse piston seal.

Fig 1: Applying Rubber Lubricant To Piston Seals
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Apply brake fluid to piston rubber grease to piston boot, then install piston boot in to piston groove.
CAUTION: Do not reuse piston boot.

Fig 2: Applying Rubber Grease To Piston Boots
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Insert into cylinder body by hand and insert piston boot piston-side lip into piston groove.
CAUTION: Press piston evenly and vary the pressing point to prevent cylinder inner wall from being rubbed.
Fix piston boot with retaining ring.
CAUTION:
- Make sure boot is firmly in cylinder body groove.
- Do not reuse retaining ring.
Fig 3: Fixing Piston Boot With Retaining Ring
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Install sliding pin bolt and sliding pin boots to torque member.
Apply PBC (Poly Butyl Cuprysil) grease or silicon-based grease to the backside of pad and to both sides of shim, and attach inner shim and shim cover to inner pad, and the outer shim and outer shim cover to outer pad.
Assembling shims and shim covers to pad.
CAUTION: When attaching pad retainer, attach it firmly so that it does not float up higher than torque member, as shown in the figure.
Attach pad retainer and pad to torque member.
Install cylinder body. Tighten sliding pin bolts to the specified torque.

Fig 4: Attaching Pad Retainer And Pad To Torque Member
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