Chrysler 1998 Viper RT/10 Owner's Manual page 188

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BRAKES ^ ^ — — ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
R E H O W A L AMB I N S T A L L A T I O N f C o n t l n u e d )
Fig. 55 Brake Shoe Upper Support Pin
Fig. 56 Inboard And Outboard Brake Shoes
(Fig. 57). Also inspect dust boots on a l l caliper pis-
tons for any cuts, tears or heat cracks and brake
shoe guides for excess wear or damage.
(8) I f any of these conditions exist the caliper
assembly should be removed from the vehicle, disas-
sembled, cleaned, inspected and have new piston
seals and dust boots installed on a l l pistons. Refer to
Disc Brake Caliper i n the Disassembly A n d Assembly
SR
section of the service manual for the required proce-
dure.
Fig. 57 Disc Brake Caliper Inspection
(9) I f no brake fluid leak is evident and caliper pis-
ton dust boots show no signs of damage, new brake
shoe assemblies can be installed i n the caliper.
INSTALL
N O T E ; W h e n n e w b r a k e s h o e s a r e i n s t a l l e d t h e y
m u s t b e b u r n i s h e d ( s e a t e d ) t o t h e r o t o r . T h i s m u s t
b e d o n e t o e n s u r e t h e p r o p e r p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h e
r e p l a c e m e n t b r a k e s h o e . F o l l o w t h e p r o c e d u r e a t
t h e e n d o f t h i s i n s t a l l a t i o n p r o c e d u r e to c o r r e c t l y
b u r n i s h t h e n e w b r a k e s h o e s .
Before new brake shoes can be installed i n the cal-
iper, the caliper pistons must be pushed back into the
bores of the caliper.
Push the pistons back into the bores of the caliper
using the following procedure. T h i s p r o c e d u r e
m u s t b e u s e d t o p r e v e n t d a m a g i n g t h e c a l i p e r ,
p i s t o n s , d u s t b o o t s o r b r a k i n g d i s c .
C A U T I O N ; W h e n p u s h i n g t h e p i s t o n s b a c k i n t o t h e
b o r e s o f t h e c a l i p e r , u s e o n l y a t r i m s t i c k a s s h o w n
i n ( F i g . 5 8 ) o r o t h e r s u i t a b l e s o f t tool. Newer u s e a
s c r e w d r i v e r o r o t h e r m e t a l p r y b a r d u e to p o t e n t i a l
d a m a g e to t h e b r a k i n g s u r f a c e o f t h e r o t o r s u r f a c e .
(1) I n s t a l l the previously removed brake shoes
back into the caliper(Fig. 58). Place a t r i m stick at
the center groove of the inboard brake shoe and the
outer edge of the rotor(Fig. 58). Using the t r i m stick,
apply pressure against the inboard brake shoe