Disc Brakes (Front); Brake Tube Nut Thread Sizes And Tube Routing - Chrysler 2000 LHS Owner's Manual

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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION (Continued)
1 – HOSE END RT. FRONT
2 – MASTER CYLINDER
3 – SECONDARY PORT
4 – PRIMARY PORT
5 – BRAKE PEDAL
6 – HOSE
7 – HOSE END RT. REAR
Fig. 6 Proportioning Valve
1 – FROM MASTER CYLINDER
2 – O. RING SEAL
3 – TO REAR BRAKES
If hydraulic pressure is lost in one half of the diag-
onally split brake hydraulic system, the operation of
the proportioning valve in the remaining half is not
effected.
Fig. 5 Brake Tube Nut Thread Sizes And Tube Routing
8 – PROPORTIONING VALVE
9 – PROPORTIONING VALVE
10 – HOSE END LT. REAR
11 – HOSE
12 – HOSE END LT. FRONT
13 – HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT/JUNCTION BLOCK

DISC BRAKES (FRONT)

DESCRIPTION
The front disc brake assembly used on this vehicle
consists of the following components:
• Disc brake caliper
• Brake Shoes (and linings)
• Brake shoe retractor clips (except on vehicles
with BR5 Performance Brake Package)
• Brake Rotor
The floating double pin single piston calipers (Fig.
7) (Fig. 8) used on this vehicle are mounted directly
to the steering knuckles and use no adapter. The cal-
iper is mounted to the steering knuckle using bush-
ings, sleeves and 2 thru-bolts which thread directly
into the steering knuckle (Fig. 9).
The caliper is a one piece casting with the inboard
side containing a single piston cylinder bore. The
front disc brake caliper phenolic piston is 60 mm
(2.36 inch) in diameter.
BRAKES 5 - 5