4C
Wheel Cylinder Removal and Installation
Reference: Rear Drum Brake Components
Removal
1) Remove brake drum referring to Rear Brake Drum Removal and Installation .
2) Remove brake shoe referring to Rear Brake Shoe Removal and Installation .
3) Loosen brake pipe flare nut (or nuts) but only within the extent that fluid does not leak.
4) Remove wheel cylinder mounting bolts.
Disconnect brake pipe (or pipes) from wheel cylinder and put wheel cylinder bleeder plug cap (1) onto pipe to prevent fluid from spilling.
Installation
Reference: Wheel Cylinder Inspection
1) Apply sealant to wheel cylinder. Then take off bleeder plug cap from brake pipe and connect pipe (for pipes) (3) to wheel cylinder just enough to prevent fluid from leaking.
“A” : Sealant 99000–31090 ( SUZUKI sealing compound 366E )
2) Tighten wheel cylinder to brake back plate (1) to specified torque.
Tightening torque
Wheel cylinder bolt ( a ): 11 N·m ( 1.1 kg-m, 8.0 lb-ft)
3) Tighten flare nut (or nuts) (2) of brake pipe which was connected in Step 1) to specification.
Tightening torque
Wheel cylinder mounting bolt ( a ): 9 N·m ( 0.9 kg-m, 6.5 lb-ft)
Brake pipe flare nut ( b ): 16 N·m ( 1.6 kg-m, 11.5 lb-ft)
4. Wheel cylinder bolts
4) Install bleeder plug cap taken off from pipe back to bleeder plug.
5) For procedure hereafter, refer to “Installation” in Rear Brake Shoe Removal and Installation .
NOTE:
Be sure to bleed brake system. For bleeding operation, refer to Air Bleeding of Brake System .