Chrysler neon 1997 Service Manual page 104

STEERING KNUCKLE BRAKE PER MENT SLIDE TOP OF BRAKE CALI- DISC BRAKE CALIPER UNDER KNUCKLE AS SHOWN OF BRAKING DISC TOP ABUTMENT STEERING ABUT-
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
Fig. 57 Installing Caliper Assembly On Steering
(9) Road test the vehicle and make several stops to
wear off any foreign material on the brakes and to
seat the brake pads.
FRONT DISC BRAKE SHOES
WARNING: ALTHOUGH
BRAKELININGS ARE MADE FROM ASBESTOS FREE
MATERIALS, SOME AFTER MARKET BRAKELINING
MAY CONTAIN ASBESTOS. THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN
INTO ACCOUNT WHEN SERVICING A VEHICLE'S
BRAKE SYSTEM, WHEN AFTERMARKET BRAKELIN-
INGS MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE.
ALWAYS WEAR A RESPIRATOR WHEN CLEANING
BRAKE COMPONENTS AS ASBESTOS CAN CAUSE
SERIOUS BODILY HARM SUCH AS ASBESTOSIS AND
OR CANCER. NEVER CLEAN BRAKE COMPONENTS
BY USING COMPRESSED AIR, USE ONLY A VACUUM
CLEANER SPECIFICALLY
REMOVAL OF BRAKE DUST. IF A VACUUM CLEANER
IS NOT AVAILABLE, CLEAN BRAKE PARTS USING
ONLY WATER DAMPENED SHOP TOWELS. DO NOT
CREATE BRAKELINING DUST BY SANDING BRAKE
LININGS WHEN SERVICING A VEHICLE. DISPOSE OF
ALL DUST AND DIRT SUSPECTED OF CONTAINING
ASBESTOS FIBERS USING ONLY SEALED AIRTIGHT
BAGS OR CONTAINERS. FOLLOW ALL RECOM-
MENDED SAFETY PRACTICES PRESCRIBED BY THE
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRA-
TION (OSHA) AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTEC-
TION AGENCY (EPA), FOR HANDLING AND DISPOSAL
OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING ASBESTOS.
During service procedures, grease or any other for-
eign material must be kept off caliper assembly, sur-
faces of braking rotor and external surfaces of hub.
Handling of the braking rotor and caliper should
be done in such a way as to avoid deformation of the
rotor and scratching or nicking of the brake linings.
Knuckle
FACTORY INSTALLED
DESIGNED FOR
If inspection reveals that the square sectioned cal-
iper piston seal is worn or damaged, it should be
replaced immediately.
During removal and installation of a wheel and
tire assembly, use care not to strike the caliper.
NOTE: Before vehicle is moved after any brake
service work, pump the brake pedal several times
to insure the vehicle has a firm brake pedal.
REMOVE
(1) Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a
hoist. See Hoisting in the Lubrication and Mainte-
nance section of this manual.
(2) Remove the front wheel and tire assemblies
from vehicle.
(3) Remove the 2 guide pin bolts (Fig. 58) mount-
ing the caliper to the steering knuckle .
Fig. 58 Caliper Guide Pin Bolts
PER FROM UNDER STEER- LIFT THIS END OF CALIPER SLIDE THIS END OF CALI- AWAY (4) Remove brake caliper from steering knuckle, by DISC BRAKE CALIPER FROM KNUCKLE FIRST ING KNUCKLE STEERING ROTOR
first rotating free end of caliper away from steering
THE
knuckle. Then slide opposite end of caliper out from
under machined abutment on steering knuckle (Fig.
59).
Fig. 59 Removing Caliper From Steering Knuckle
BRAKES 5 - 27