boot INFINITI FX35 2008 Service Manual

BR-18
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FRONT DISC BRAKE
FRONT DISC BRAKE
On-Vehicle InspectionINFOID:0000000001327627
PAD WEAR INSPECTION
 Check the thickness from check hole on cylinder body. Use a scalefor inspection if necessary.
ComponentINFOID:0000000001327628
WARNING:
Clean dust on caliper and brake pad with a vacuum dust collector to minimize the hazard of airborne
particles or other materials.
CAUTION: Standard thickness : 11.0 mm (0.433 in)
Repair limit thickness : 2.0 mm (0.079 in)
MAA0439D
1. Brake hose 2. Union bolt 3. Copper washer
4. Cap 5. Bleed valve 6. Sliding pin bolt
7. Cylinder body 8. Piston seal 9. Piston
10. Piston boot 11. Torque member mounting bolt 12. Sliding pin
13. Sliding pin boot 14. Bushing 15. Torque member
16. Inner shim cover 17. Inner shim 18. Inner pad
19. Pad wear sensor 20. Pad retainer 21. Outer pad
22. Outer shim 23. Outer shim cover
Refer to
GI-8, "
Component" and the followings for the symbols in the figure.
1: Apply rubber grease.
2: Apply PBC (Poly Butyl Cuprysil) grease or silicone-based grease.
3: Apply polyglycol ether based lubricant.
: Apply brake fluid.
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FRONT DISC BRAKEBR-19
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 While removing cylinder body, never depr ess brake pedal because piston will pop out.
 It is not necessary to remove bolts on torq ue member and brake hose except for disassembly or
replacement of caliper assembly. In this case, suspe nd cylinder body with wire so as not to stretch
brake hose.
 Do not damage piston boot.
 If any shim is subject to serious corrosion, replace it with a new one.
 Always replace shims and shim covers as a set when replacing brake pads.
 Keep rotor clean, from brake fluid.
 Burnish brake contact surface after refinishing or replacing rotors, after replacing pads, or it a soft
pedal occurs at very low mileage. Refer to BR-23, "
Brake Burnishing Procedure".
Removal and Installation of Brake PadINFOID:0000000001327629
REMOVAL
1. Remove tires from vehicle with power tool.
2. Remove lower sliding pin bolt.
3. Hang cylinder body with a wire, and remove pads, pad retainers,
shims from torque member.
CAUTION:
When removing pad retainer from torque member, lift pad
retainer in the direction show n by arrow (shown in the fig-
ure) so as not to deform it.
INSTALLATION
1. Apply PBC (Poly Butyl Cuprysil) or silicone-based grease to the both sides of inner shim and outer shim, install inner shim and
inner shim cover to inner pad, and outer shim and outer shim
cover to outer pad.
2. Apply PBC (Poly Butyl Cuprysil) or silicone-based grease to pad contact surface on pad retainers, and install pad retainers and
pads to torque member.
CAUTION:
Inner pad and outer pad have pad-return mechanism on
upper side of pad retainer. When installing pad to torque
member, be sure to install pad return lever to pad wear sen-
sor securely.
3. Install cylinder body to torque member. CAUTION:
When replacing pads with new ones, press in piston until pads can be installed. In this case, care-
fully monitor brake fluid level in reservoir tank because brake fluid will return to master cylinder
reservoir tank.
4. Install lower sliding pin bolt, and tighten it to the specified torque. Refer to BR-18, "
Component".
5. Secure disc rotor with wheel nuts. Depress brake pedal a few times until it gets a responsive touch.
6. Check brake for drag.
7. Install tires to vehicle.
Removal and Installation of Brake Caliper AssemblyINFOID:0000000001327630
REMOVAL
1. Remove tires from vehicle with power tool.
2. Fasten disc rotor using wheel nut.
3. Drain brake fluid. Refer to BR-8, "
Drain and Refill".
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FRONT DISC BRAKEBR-21
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3. Remove sliding pins and sliding pin boots from torque member.
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.
5. Using a flat-bladed screwdriver, remove piston seal from cylin- der body.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage cylinder inner wall.
INSPECTION AFTER DISASSEMBLY
Cylinder Body
CAUTION:
Use new brake fluid to clean. Do not use mi neral oils such as gasoline or kerosene.
 Check the inner wall of cylinder for corrosion, wear, and damage. If a malfunction is detected, replace cylin-
der body.
 Minor flaws caused by corrosion or a foreign material can be removed by polishing a surface of the inner wall with a fine sandpaper. Replace cylinder body, if necessary.
Torque Member
Check for wear, cracks, and damage. If a malfunc tion is detected, replace the torque member.
Piston
CAUTION:
The piston sliding surface is plated. Do not polish with sandpaper.
Check piston surface for corrosion, wear, and damage. If a malfunction is detected, replace applicable part.
Sliding Pin, Sliding Pin Bolt, and Sliding Pin Boot
Check sliding pins, sliding pin bolts and sliding pin boots for wear, damage, and cracks. If a malfunction is
detected, replace applicable part.
ASSEMBLY
1. Apply polyglycol ether based lubricant to the piston seal, and
install them to the cylinder body.
CAUTION:
Do not reuse piston seal.
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BR-22
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FRONT DISC BRAKE
2. Apply rubber grease to piston boot. Cover the piston end withpiston 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-18, "
Compo-
nent".
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 figure.
8. Install cylinder body, and tighten sliding pin bolt to specified torque. Refer to BR-18, "
Component".
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-10, "
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-8, "
Bleeding Brake
System".
DISC ROTOR INSPECTION
Visual Inspection
Check surface of disc rotor for uneven wear, cracks, and serious damage. If any of them is detected, replace
applicable part.
Runout Inspection
1. Using wheel nuts, fix disc rotor to wheels hub. (2 or more positions)
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BR-24
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REAR DISC BRAKE
REAR DISC BRAKE
On-Vehicle InspectionINFOID:0000000001327633
PAD WEAR INSPECTION
 Check the thickness from check hole on cylinder body. Use a scalefor inspection if necessary.
ComponentINFOID:0000000001327634
Standard thickness : 8.5 mm (0.335 in)
Repair limit thickness : 2.0 mm (0.079 in)
BRA0010D
1. Union bolt 2. Brake hose 3. Copper washer
4. Cap 5. Bleed valve 6. Sliding pin bolt
7. Cylinder body 8. Piston seal 9. Piston
10. Piston boot 11. Retaining ring 12. Inner shim cover
13. Inner shim 14. Inner pad 15. Pad retainer
16. Outer pad 17. Outer shim 18. Sliding pin boot
19. Bushing 20. Torque member mounting bolt 21. Washer
22. Torque member 23. Pad wear sensor 24. Inner pad (RH)
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REAR DISC BRAKEBR-25
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WARNING:
Clean dust on caliper and brake pad with a vacuum du st collector to minimize the hazard of airborne
particles or other materials.
CAUTION:
 While removing cylinder body, never depr ess brake pedal because piston will pop out.
 It is not necessary to remove bolts on torq ue member and brake hose except for disassembly or
replacement of caliper assembly. In this case, hang cylinder body with a wire so as not to stretch
brake hose.
 Do not damage piston boot.
 If any shim is subject to serious corrosion, replace it with a new one.
 Always replace shims and shim covers as a set when replacing brake pads.
 Keep rotor clean, from brake fluid.
 Burnish brake contact surface after refinishing or replacing rotors, after replacing pads, or if a soft
pedal occurs at very low mileage. Refer to BR-29, "
Brake Burnishing Procedure".
Removal and Installation of Brake PadINFOID:0000000001327635
REMOVAL
1. Remove tires from vehicle with power tool.
2. Remove sliding pin bolt (one on top).
3. Suspend cylinder body with a wire, and remove pads, pad retainers, shim from torque member.
INSTALLATION
1. Apply PBC (Poly Butyl Cuprysil) grease or silic one-based grease to the backside of pad and to both sides
of shim, and install inner shim and shim cover to inner pad, and install the outer shim to outer pad.
2. Install pad retainer and mount pad assemblies to torque member.
3. Push piston in so that pad is firmly installed and mount cylinder body to torque member. CAUTION:
When replacing pads with new ones, press in piston until pads can be installed. In this case, care-
fully monitor brake fluid level in reservoir tank because brake fluid will return to master cylinder
reservoir tank.
4. Install sliding pin bolt (one on top) and tighten to the specified torque. Refer to BR-24, "
Component".
5. Check brake for drag.
6. Install tires to the vehicle.
Removal and Installation of Brake Caliper AssemblyINFOID:0000000001327636
REMOVAL
1. Remove tires from vehicle with power tool.
2. Fasten disc rotor using wheel nut.
3. Drain brake fluid. Refer to BR-8, "
Drain and Refill".
4. Remove union bolt 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
Refer to GI-8, "Component" and the followings for the symbols in the figure.
1: Apply rubber grease.
2: Apply PBC (Poly Butyl Cuprysil) grease or silicone-based grease.
3: Apply polyglycol ether based lubricant.
: Apply brake fluid.
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BR-26
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REAR DISC BRAKE
CAUTION:
 Refill with new brake fluid “DOT 3”.
 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-24, "
Compo-
nent".
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-24,
"Component".
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-8, "
Bleeding Brake
System".
5. Install tires to the vehicle.
Disassembly and Assembly of Brake Caliper AssemblyINFOID:0000000001327637
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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REAR DISC BRAKEBR-27
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5. Using a flat-bladed screwdriver, remove piston seals from cylin- der body.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage cylinder inner wall.
INSPECTION AFTER DISASSEMBLY
Cylinder Body
CAUTION:
 Use new brake fluid to clean. Do not use mine ral oils such as gasoline or kerosene.
 Check inside surface of cylinder for score, rust wear , damage or foreign materials. If any of the
above conditions are obser ved, replace cylinder body.
 Minor damage from rust or foreign materials m ay be eliminated by polishing surface with a fine
emery paper. Replace cylinder body if necessary.
Torque Member
Check for wear, cracks, and damage. If damage or def ormation is present, replace the torque member.
Piston
CAUTION:
 Piston sliding surface is plated, do not polish with emery paper even if rust of foreign materials are
stuck to sliding surface.
 Check piston for score, rust, wear , damage or presence of foreign materials. Replace if any of the
above condition are observed.
Sliding Pin Bolts and Sliding Pin Boots
Check sliding pin bolts and sliding pin boots, for wear, damage and cracks. If damage or deformation is
present, replace the applicable part.
ASSEMBLY
1. Apply polyglycol ether based lubricant to the piston seal, and install them to the cylinder body.
CAUTION:
Do not reuse piston seal.
2. Apply rubber grease to piston boots. Cover the piston end with piston boot, and install cylinder side lip on piston boots properly
into groove on cylinder body.
CAUTION:
Do not reuse piston boot.
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BR-28
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REAR DISC BRAKE
3. Apply brake fluid to piston, and press piston into cylinder bodyby hand to assemble piston side lip on piston boot properly into
groove on piston.
CAUTION:
Press piston evenly and change the pressing point to pre-
vent the inner wall of cylinder from being rubbed.
4. Fix piston boot with retaining ring. CAUTION:
 Make sure boot is firmly in cylinder body groove.
 Do not reuse retaining ring.
5. Install sliding pin bolts and sliding pin boots to torque member.
6. Apply PBC (Poly Butyl Cuprysil) grease or silicone- based grease to the backside of brake pad and to both
sides of shim, and attach inner shim and shim cover to inner pad, and the outer shim to outer pad.
7. Assembling shims and shim cover to pad. CAUTION:
When attaching pad retainer, inst all it firmly so that it does
not float up higher than torque member, as shown in the fig-
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8. Install brake pad retainer and pad to torque member.
9. Install cylinder body. Tighten sliding pin bolts to the specified torque. Refer to BR-24, "
Component".
10. After installing caliper assembly, refill with new brake fluid and bleed air. Refer to BR-8, "
Bleeding Brake System".
DISC ROTOR INSPECTION
Visual Inspection
Check surfaces of disc rotor for uneven wear, cra cks, and serious damage. If a malfunction is detected,
replace applicable part.
Runout Inspection
1. Using wheel nuts, fix the disc rotor to wheels hub. (2 or more positions)
2. Using a dial indicator, check runout.
CAUTION:
Before measuring, make sure that wheel bearing axle end
play is within the specification. Refer to RAX-6, "
On-Vehicle
Inspection".
3. If runout is outside the limit, find minimum runout point by shift- ing mounting positions of disc rotor and wheel hub by one hole.
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Measurement point : At a point 10 mm (0.394 in)
from outer edge of disc.
Runout limit : 0.05 mm (0.0020 in) or less
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FRONT WHEEL HUB AND KNUCKLEFAX-5
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6. Use a ball joint remover (SST) to remove steering outer socket from steering knuckle. Be careful not to damage ball joint boot.
CAUTION:
Tighten temporarily mounting nut to prevent damage to
threads and to prevent ball jo int remover (SST) from com-
ing off.
7. Remove cotter pin at transve rse link, then loosen mounting nut.
8. Use a ball joint remover (SST) to remove transverse link from steering knuckle. Be careful not to damage ball joint boot.
CAUTION:
Tighten temporarily mounting nut to prevent damage to
threads and to prevent ball jo int remover (SST) from com-
ing off.
9. Remove fixing bolts and nuts between strut assembly and steer- ing knuckle with power tool.
10. Remove steering knuckle from vehicle.
11. Remove fixing bolts between steering knuckle and wheel hub and bearing assembly with power tool.
12. Remove splash guard and wheel hub and bearing assembly from steering knuckle.
INSPECTION AFTER REMOVAL
Check for deformity, cracks and damage on each parts, replace if necessary.
Ball Joint Inspection
 Check for boot breakage, axial looseness, and torque of transverse link and steering outer socket ball joint.
Refer to FSU-13
, PS-17.
INSTALLATION
 Refer to "Removal and Installation" for tightening torque. Install in the reverse order of removal.
NOTE:
Refer to component parts location and do not reuse non-reusable parts.
 After removing/installing or replacing axle components, check wheel alignment. Refer to FSU-5, "
Wheel
Alignment Inspection".
 After adjusting wheel alignment, adjust neutral position of steering angle sensor. Refer to BRC-8, "
Adjust-
ment of Steering Angle Sensor Neutral Position".
 Check the following item after service
- Installation condition of wheel sensor harness
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