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Remove and clean caliper assembly; inspect for leaks, damage, wear; determine needed action.

Disc Brake Diagnosis and Service

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Inspect caliper mounting and slides/pins for proper operation, wear, and damage; determine needed action.

Disc Brake Diagnosis and Service

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Remove, inspect, and/or replace brake pads and retaining hardware; determine needed action.

Disc Brake Diagnosis and Service

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Lubricate and reinstall caliper, brake pads, and related hardware; seat brake pads, inspect for leaks.

Disc Brake Diagnosis and Service

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Clean and inspect rotor and mounting surface; measure rotor thickness, thickness variation, and lateral runout; determine needed action.

Remove and reinstall/replace rotor.

Refinish rotor on vehicle; measure final rotor thickness and compare with specifications.

Refinish rotor off vehicle; measure final rotor thickness and compare with specifications.

Retract and re-adjust caliper piston on an integrated parking brake system.

Rear Disc Parking Brake Adjustment

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Describe importance of operating vehicle to burnish/break-in replacement brake pads according to manufacturer’s recommendations.

Brake Pad Burnishing-In Procedure

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Diagnose poor stopping, noise, vibration, pulling, grabbing, dragging, or pulsation concerns; determine needed action.

Disc Brake Diagnosis and Service

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