Front Brake Pads: Installation
- Push caliper piston into piston bore of caliper until it is fully seated at bottom of piston bore. This is required for caliper installation when new brake shoes are installed on caliper. Remove protective paper from noise suppression gasket on both inner and outer brake shoes (if equipped).
- Install new inboard brake shoe into caliper piston by firmly pressing it into piston. See Figure
. Be sure inboard brake shoe is positioned squarely against face of caliper piston. Slide new outboard brake shoe onto caliper. See Fig 1
. Lubricate both abutments on caliper adapter with a liberal amount of Mopar Brake Grease, or an equivalent.CAUTION: Use care when installing caliper on caliper adapter, to ensure seals on caliper guide pin bushings do not get damaged.
- Carefully position caliper and brake shoes on caliper adapter by hooking lower or upper end of caliper under machined abutment on caliper adapter. See Figure
. Then rotate caliper into position at opposite end of caliper adapter.CAUTION: Extreme caution should be taken not to cross thread caliper guide pin bolts.
- Install caliper guide pin bolts and tighten to 27 N.m (20 ft. lbs.). See Figure . Install wheel and tire. Using a torque wrench, tighten wheel mounting stud nuts in proper sequence until all nuts are torqued to half specified torque. Then repeat tightening sequence to full specified torque of 135 N.m (100 ft. lbs.). Install center cap on wheel. Remove jackstands or lower hoist. Before moving vehicle, pump brake pedal several times to insure vehicle has a firm brake pedal.