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Front Disc Rotor: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2013 Subaru Forester. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
  1. Lift up the vehicle, and then remove the front wheels.
  2. Remove the caliper body assembly from housing, and suspend it from the strut using a wire.
    CAUTION:

    Be careful not to stretch the brake hose.

    Fig 1: Identifying Front Disc Rotor Mounting Bolts
    G05032755Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
  3. Remove the disc rotor.
    NOTE:

    If it is difficult to remove the disc rotor from the hub, drive an 8 mm bolt into the threaded section (B) of the rotor, then remove the rotor.

    Fig 2: Identifying Disc Rotor Thickness And Threaded Section
    G05032756Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
  4. Remove mud and foreign matter from the caliper body assembly.