Chevrolet Cobalt Service & Repair Manual: Caliper Service
Replacement
| 1. |
Raise and support vehicle, then remove
tire and wheel assemblies. |
| 2. |
Install and tighten two wheel nuts
opposite to retain rotor to hub. |
| 3. |
Tighten suitable C-clamp to compress
piston into caliper bore. |
| 4. |
Remove mounting bolt and brake hose
from caliper, Fig. 1. |
| 5. |
Remove and discard copper brake hose
gaskets. |
| 6. |
Cap opening in brake caliper and brake
hose. |
| 7. |
Remove guide pin bolts, caliper and
bracket. |
| 8. |
Reverse procedure to install. |
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Disassemble
| 1. |
Remove caliper piston from bore using
compressed air through fluid inlet hole. |
| 2. |
Remove retaining ring to dust boot
of caliper housing, Fig. 2. |
| 3. |
Remove piston boot seal from counterbore
in caliper, then the piston seal using suitable piece of wood,
Fig. 3. |
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Assemble
| 1. |
Lubricate new piston seal using suitable
DOT 3 brake fluid and install seal into caliper bore. |
| 2. |
Apply suitable DOT 3 brake fluid to
surface area of caliper piston. |
| 3. |
Install bottom half of caliper piston
into caliper bore and dust boot seal over caliper piston, Fig.
4. |
| 4. |
Compress caliper piston to caliper
bore and seat piston boot into counterbore. |
| 5. |
Install retaining ring and bleeder
valve. |
| 6. |
Install bleeder valve cap and caliper. |
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Fig. 1 Brake caliper hose removal
Fig. 2 Retaining ring removal
Fig. 3 Piston boot removal
Fig. 4 Caliper piston installation
Brake fluid is corrosive to painted
surfaces. Care must be taken not to allow brake fluid to come in contact
with painted surfaces on vehicle.
When bleeding the brake syste ...
Parking Brake Equalizer Cable, Replace
1.
Remove center console.
2.
Remove adjuster nut and cables from
equalizer, Fig. 1.
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