air bleeding INFINITI FX35 2007 Service Manual
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BR-1
BRAKE SYSTEM
F BRAKES
CONTENTS
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BRAKE SYSTEM
PRECAUTIONS .......................................................... 3
Precautions for Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS) “AIR BAG” and “SEAT BELT PRE-TEN-
SIONER” ............................................................. ..... 3
Precautions for Procedures without Cowl Top Cover ..... 3
Precautions for Brake System ............................. ..... 3
PREPARATION ...................................................... ..... 4
Commercial Service Tools ................................... ..... 4
NOISE, VIBRATION AND HARSHNESS (NVH)
TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................... ..... 5
NVH Troubleshooting Chart ................................ ..... 5
BRAKE PEDAL ..................................................... ..... 6
Inspection and Adjustment .................................. ..... 6
ADJUSTMENT ................................................. ..... 6
Components ........................................................ ..... 7
Removal and Installation ..................................... ..... 7
REMOVAL ........................................................ ..... 7
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL .................... ..... 8
INSTALLATION ................................................ ..... 8
BRAKE FLUID ....................................................... ..... 9
On-Board Inspection ........................................... ..... 9
LEVEL CHECK ................................................ ..... 9
Drain and Refill .................................................... ..... 9
Bleeding Brake System ....................................... ... 10
BRAKE TUBE AND HOSE .................................... ....11
Hydraulic Circuit .................................................. .... 11
Removal and Installation of Front Brake Tube and
Brake Hose ......................................................... .... 11
REMOVAL ........................................................ .... 11
INSTALLATION ................................................ .... 11
Removal and Installation of Rear Brake Piping and
Brake Hose ......................................................... ... 12
REMOVAL ........................................................ ... 12
INSTALLATION ................................................ ... 12
Inspection After Installation ................................. ... 12
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ............................... ... 13
On-Board Inspection ........................................... ... 13
LEAK INSPECTION ......................................... ... 13
Components ........................................................ ... 13
Removal and Installation ..................................... ... 13 REMOVAL ........................................................
... 13
INSTALLATION ................................................ ... 14
Disassembly and Assembly ................................. ... 14
DISASSEMBLY ................................................ ... 14
ASSEMBLY ...................................................... ... 14
BRAKE BOOSTER ................................................ ... 15
On-Vehicle Service .............................................. ... 15
OPERATING CHECK ....................................... ... 15
AIRTIGHT CHECK ........................................... ... 15
Components ........................................................ ... 15
Removal and Installation ..................................... ... 16
REMOVAL ........................................................ ... 16
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL .................... ... 16
INSTALLATION ................................................ ... 16
VACUUM LINES .................................................... ... 17
Components ........................................................ ... 17
Removal and Installation ..................................... ... 17
Inspection ............................................................ ... 18
VISUAL INSPECTION ...................................... ... 18
CHECK VALVE INSPECTION .......................... ... 18
FRONT DISC BRAKE ............................................ ... 19
On-Vehicle Inspection .......................................... ... 19
PAD WEAR INSPECTION ................................ ... 19
Components ........................................................ ... 19
Removal and Installation of Brake Pad ............... ... 20
REMOVAL ........................................................ ... 20
INSTALLATION ................................................ ... 20
Removal and Installation of Brake Caliper Assembly ... 20
REMOVAL ........................................................ ... 20
INSTALLATION ................................................ ... 21
Disassembly and Assembly of Brake Caliper
Assembly ............................................................. ... 21
DISASSEMBLY ................................................ ... 21
INSPECTION AFTER DISASSEMBLY ............. ... 22
ASSEMBLY ...................................................... ... 22
DISC ROTOR INSPECTION ............................ ... 24
Brake Burnishing Procedure ................................ ... 24
REAR DISC BRAKE .............................................. ... 25
On-Vehicle Inspection .......................................... ... 25
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BRAKE FLUID BR-9
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BRAKE FLUIDPFP:KN100
On-Board InspectionNFS000LU
LEVEL CHECK
Make sure the fluid level in reservoir tank is within the standard
(between MAX and MIN lines).
Visually check around reservoir tank for fluid leakage.
If fluid level is excessively low, check brake system for leakage.
Release parking brake pedal and see if brake warning lamp
goes off. If not, check brake system for fluid leakage.
Drain and RefillNFS000LV
CAUTION:
Refill with new brake fluid “DOT3”.
Do not reuse drained brake fluid.
Be careful not to splash brake fluid on painted areas; it way cause paint damage. If brake fluid is
splashed on painted surfaces of body, immediately wipe it off and them wash it away with water
immediately.
Before working, disconnect connectors of ABS actuator and electric unit (control unit) or battery
negative terminal.
1. Connect a vinyl tube to each bleed valve.
2. Depress brake pedal, loosen each bleed valve, and gradually remove brake fluid.
3. Make sure there is no foreign material in reservoir tank, and refill with new brake fluid.
4. Rest foot on brake pedal. Loosen bleed valve. Slowly depress pedal until it stops. Tighten bleed valve. Release brake pedal.
Repeat this process a few times, then pause to add new brake
fluid to master cylinder. Continue until new brake fluid flows out.
5. Bleed Air. Refer to BR-10, "
Bleeding Brake System" .
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BR-10
BRAKE FLUID
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Bleeding Brake SystemNFS000LW
CAUTION:
Carefully monitor brake fluid level in reservoir tank
during bleeding operation.
Refill with new brake fluid “DOT 3”. Make sure it is at least
half way at all times while bleeding air out of system.
Place a container under master cylinder not to spill brake
fluid.
Turn ignition switch OFF and disconnect ABS actuator and
electric unit (control unit) or battery negative terminal.
Bleed air in the following order. Right rear brake → Left
front brake → Left rear brake → Right front brake
1. Connect a transparent vinyl tube to bleed valve.
2. Fully depress brake pedal several times.
3. With brake pedal depressed, open bleed valve to release air.
4. Close bleed valve.
5. Release brake pedal slowly.
6. Repeat steps 2, through 5, until clear brake fluid comes out of bleed valve.
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BRAKE TUBE AND HOSE BR-11
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BRAKE TUBE AND HOSEPFP:46210
Hydraulic CircuitNFS000LX
CAUTION:
All brake hoses and tubes must be free from excessive bending, twisting and pulling.
Make sure there is no interference with other parts when turning steering both clockwise and
counterclockwise.
The brake tubes and hoses is an important safety part. If a brake fluid leak is detected, always dis-
assemble the parts. Replace applicable part with a new one, if necessary.
Be careful not to splash brake fluid on painted areas; it way cause paint damage. If brake fluid is
splashed on painted surfaces of body, immediately wipe it off and them wash it away with water
immediately.
Do not bend or twist brake hose sharply, or strongly pull it.
When removing components, cover brake line connections so that no dirt, no dust, or other for-
eign matter gets in.
Refill with new brake fluid “ DOT 3 ”.
Do not reuse drained brake fluid.
Removal and Installation of Front Brake Tube and Brake Hose NFS000LY
REMOVAL
1. Drain brake fluid. Refer to BR-9, "Drain and Refill" .
2. Using a flare nut wrench, remove brake tube from brake hose.
3. Remove union bolt and remove brake hose from caliper assembly.
4. Remove lock plate and remove brake hose from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
1. Position brake hose by aligning with the protrusion on caliper assembly, and them tighten union bolt to the specified torque.
CAUTION:
Do not reuse copper washer.
2. Install brake hose to brake tube. Temporarily tighten flare nut by hand as much as possible. Secure them it to bracket with lock
plate.
3. Using a flare nut torque wrench, tighten flare nut to the specified torque.
4. Refill brake fluid and bleed air. Refer to BR-10, "
Bleeding Brake
System" .
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BR-12
BRAKE TUBE AND HOSE
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Removal and Installation of Rear Brake Piping and Brake Hose NFS000LZ
REMOVAL
1. Drain brake fluid. Refer to BR-9, "Drain and Refill" .
2. Using a flare nut wrench, remove brake tube from brake hose.
3. Remove union bolt, and then remove brake hose from caliper assembly.
4. Remove lock nut plate and remove brake hose from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
1. Install brake hose to caliper assembly positioning hole and then tighten union bolt to the specified torque. Refer to BR-11, "
Hydraulic Circuit" .
CAUTION:
Do not reuse copper washer.
2. Connect brake hose to brake tube. Temporarily tighten flare nut by hand as much as possible.
3. Tighten brake hose mounting bolt to the specified torque.
4. Using a flare nut torque wrench, tighten flare nut to the specified torque. Refer to BR-11, "
Hydraulic Circuit" .
5. After installation, bleed air. Refer to BR-10, "
Bleeding Brake
System" .
Inspection After InstallationNFS000M0
CAUTION:
If a leak is detected at the connections, retighten it or replace damaged part if necessary.
1. Check brake lines (tubes and hoses), and connections for fluid leakage, damage, twist, deformation, con- tact with other parts, and loose connections.
2. While depressing brake pedal under a force of 785 N (80 kg, 177 lb) with engine running for approximately 5 seconds, check for fluid leak from each part.
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BR-14
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER
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5. Remove master cylinder assembly mounting nut, remove master cylinder assembly from the vehicle.
Refer to BR-16, "
Removal and Installation" .
INSTALLATION
CAUTION:
Refill with new brake fluid “DOT3”.
Do not reuse drained brake fluid.
1. Install in the reverse order of removal, and tighten mounting nuts to the specified torque. Refer to BR-15,
"Components" .
2. Refill brake fluid and bleed air. Refer to BR-10, "
Bleeding Brake System" .
Disassembly and AssemblyNFS000M4
DISASSEMBLY
CAUTION:
Master cylinder can not be disassembled.
Remove reservoir tank only when absolutely necessary.
1. Remove pin (1).
2. Remove reservoir tank and grommet from master cylinder assembly.
ASSEMBLY
CAUTION:
Do not use mineral oil such as kerosene, gasoline during the cleaning and assembly process.
Do not drop parts. If a part is dropped, do not use it.
1. Apply brake fluid grommet and attach to master cylinder assembly. CAUTION:
Do not reuse grommet.
Do not reuse pin.
2. Install reservoir tank onto master cylinder assembly.
3. Install pin (1).
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BR-16
BRAKE BOOSTER
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Removal and InstallationNFS000M6
REMOVAL
CAUTION:
Be careful not to splash brake fluid on painted areas; it may cause paint damage. If brake fluid is
splashed on painted surfaces of body, immediately wipe it off and them wash it away with water
immediately.
Be careful not to deform or bend brake tube while removing and installing brake booster.
Replace clevis pin if it is damaged.
Be careful not to damage brake booster stud bolt threads. If brake booster is tilted or inclined dur-
ing installation, dash panel may damage the threads.
Install the check valve in the correct direction.
1. Remove vacuum hose from brake booster. Refer to BR-17, "
VACUUM LINES" .
2. Remove brake master cylinder. Refer to BR-13, "
Removal and Installation" .
3. Disconnect harness connector from brake booster assembly. (ICC model)
4. Remove snap pin and clevis pin from inside the vehicle. Refer to BR-7, "
Components" .
5. Remove nuts from brake booster and brake pedal bracket.
6. Remove brake booster assembly from engine room.
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
Output Rod Length Inspection
1. Using a handy vacuum pump, apply a vacuum of –66.7 kPa (– 500 mmHg, –19.69 inHg) to brake booster.
2. Check output rod length.
INSTALLATION
1. Loosen lock nut to adjust input rod length so that the length “B” (shown in the figure) satisfies the specified value.
2. After adjusting “B”, temporarily tighten lock nut to install brake booster assembly to the vehicle. At this time, make sure to
install a gasket between brake booster assembly and the engine
room.
3. Connect brake pedal with clevis of input rod.
4. Install brake pedal bracket mounting nuts and bolt and tighten them to the specified torque. BR-7, "
Components" .
5. Install brake tube from brake master cylinder to ABS actuator. Refer to BR-11, "
Hydraulic Circuit" .
6. Install master cylinder to booster assembly. Refer to BR-13, "
Removal and Installation" .
7. Adjust the height and play of brake pedal. BR-6, "
Inspection and Adjustment" .
8. Tighten lock nut of input rod to the specified torque. Refer to BR-15, "
Components" .
9. Bleed air. Refer to BR-10, "
Bleeding Brake System" .
Standard dimension when applying a vacuum of
− 66.7 kPa ( −500 mmHg, −19.69 inHg):
15.6 − 15.9 mm (0.614 − 0.626 in)
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Length “B” : 126.5 mm (4.98 in)
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FRONT DISC BRAKE BR-21
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4. Remove union bolts and torque member bolts, and remove
brake caliper assembly from the vehicle.
5. Remove disc rotor. CAUTION:
Put matching marks on both disc rotor and wheel hub when
removing disc rotor.
INSTALLATION
CAUTION:
Refill with new brake fluid “DOT3”.
Do not reuse drained brake fluid.
1. Install disc rotor.
CAUTION:
Align the matching marks of disc rotor and wheel hub, which were marked at the time of removal
when reusing disc rotor.
2. Install caliper assembly to vehicle, and tighten mounting bolts to the specified torque. Refer to BR-19,
"Components" .
CAUTION:
Before installing torque member to vehicle, wipe oil and grease on washer seats on steering
knuckle and mounting surface of torque member.
3. Install a projection of brake hose metal fitting by aligning with protrusions on cylinder body, and tighten union bolts to the specified torque. Refer to BR-19, "
Components" .
CAUTION:
Do not reuse copper washer for union bolts.
Assemble brake hose securely on caliper assembly.
4. After installing caliper assembly, refill with new brake fluid and bleed air. Refer to BR-10, "
Bleeding Brake
System" .
5. Install tires to vehicle.
Disassembly and Assembly of Brake Caliper AssemblyNFS000MD
NOTE:
Do not remove torque member, brake pads, shims, shim covers and pad retainers, when disassembling or
assembling cylinder body.
DISASSEMBLY
1. Remove caliper assembly from vehicle. Refer to BR-20,
"Removal and Installation of Brake Caliper Assembly" .
2. Remove sliding pin bolts from cylinder body, and remove pads, shims, shim covers and pad retainers from torque member.
CAUTION:
When removing pad retainer from torque member, lift the
pad retainer in the direction shown by arrow (shown in the
figure) so as not to deform it.
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FRONT DISC BRAKE BR-23
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2. Apply rubber grease to piston boot. Cover the piston end with
piston boot, and install cylinder side lip on piston boot properly
into groove on cylinder body.
CAUTION:
Do not reuse piston boot.
3. Apply brake fluid to piston, and press piston into cylinder body by hand to assemble piston side lip on piston boot properly into
groove on piston.
CAUTION:
Press piston evenly and vary the pressing point to prevent
cylinder inner wall from being rubbed.
4. Install sliding pins and sliding pin boots to torque member.
5. Install the torque member to the knuckle spindle and tighten the mounting bolts to the specified torque. Refer to BR-19, "
Compo-
nents" .
CAUTION:
Before installing torque member to vehicle, wipe oil and
grease on the washer seats on steering knuckle and the
mounting surface of the torque member.
6. Install pad retainers to torque member.
7. After assembling shims and shim covers to pad, install it to torque member.
CAUTION:
Inner pad and outer pad have pad-return mechanism on the upper side of the pad retainer. When
installing pad, be sure to install pad return lever to pad wear sensor securely as shown in the fig-
ure.
8. Install cylinder body, and tighten sliding pin bolt to specified torque. Refer to BR-19, "
Components" .
9. Install a projection of brake hose metal fitting by aligning with protrusions on cylinder body, and then tighten union bolts to specified torque. Refer to BR-11, "
Hydraulic Circuit" .
CAUTION:
Assemble brake hose securely to protrusions on cylinder body.
Do not reuse copper washer for union bolts.
10. After installing caliper assembly, refill with new brake fluid and bleed air. Refer to BR-10, "
Bleeding Brake
System" .
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SBR557E
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REAR DISC BRAKE BR-27
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Do not reuse drained brake fluid.
1. Install disc rotor. CAUTION:
Align the matching marks of disc rotor and wheel hub, which were marked at the time of removal
when reusing disc rotor.
2. Install caliper assembly to the vehicle, and tighten bolts to the specified torque. Refer to BR-25, "
Compo-
nents" .
CAUTION:
Before installing caliper assembly to the vehicle, wipe off oil and grease on washer seats on axle
assembly and mounting surface of caliper assembly.
3. Install brake hose to caliper assembly and tighten union bolt to the specified torque. Refer to BR-25,
"Components" .
CAUTION:
Do not reuse copper washer for union bolts.
Securely install brake hose to protrusion on caliper assembly.
4. After installing caliper assembly, refill with new brake fluid and bleed air. Refer to BR-10, "
Bleeding Brake
System" .
5. Install tires to the vehicle.
Disassembly and Assembly of Brake Caliper AssemblyNFS000MI
NOTE:
Do not remove torque member, brake pads, shims, shim cover and pad retainers, when disassembling or
assembling cylinder body.
DISASSEMBLY
1. Remove sliding pin bolts, and then remove brake pads, shims, shim cover, and pad retainer from torque
member and cylinder.
CAUTION:
Do not drop brake pads, shims, shim cover and pad retainer from torque member.
2. Remove sliding pin boot from torque member.
3. As shown in the figure, using a flat-bladed screwdriver, remove retaining ring from cylinder body.
4. Place a wooden block as shown in the figure, and blow air from union bolt mounting hole to remove pistons and piston boots.
CAUTION:
Do not get your fingers caught in piston.
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