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Rear

BRAKE PADS / SHOES

REMOVAL
REAR





1. Raise and support vehicle.
2. Remove the wheel and tire assemblies.
3. Compress the caliper (1).
4. Remove the caliper slide pin bolts.

NOTE: Do not allow brake hose to support caliper assembly.

5. Remove the caliper by tilting the top up and off the caliper adapter.
6. Support and hang the caliper.





7. Remove the inboard brake pad (1) from the caliper.
8. Remove the outboard brake pad (2) from the caliper.

INSTALLATION





1. Place an old brake shoe between a C-clamp and caliper piston. Bottom piston in the caliper bore with C-clamp.
2. Clean caliper mounting adapter (4) and anti-rattle spring guide (3).
3. Lubricate anti-rattle spring guides (3) with Mopar brake grease.
4. Install anti-rattle spring guides (3).

NOTE: Anti-rattle spring guides (3) are not inter-changeable.

5. Install inboard brake pad (1) to the caliper.
6. Install outboard brake pad (2) to the caliper.
7. Tilt the top of the caliper over rotor and under adapter. Then push the bottom of the caliper down onto the adapter (4).





8. Install caliper (1) to the rotor and then install the caliper slide pin bolts.
9. Install wheel and tire assemblies and lower vehicle.
10. Apply brakes several times to seat caliper pistons and brake shoes and obtain firm pedal.
11. Top off master cylinder fluid level.