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BRAKES - BASE
DISC BRAKE CALIPER - REAR (Continued)
CAUTION: Force applied to the piston to seat it in
the bore must be applied uniformly to avoid cock-
ing and binding of the piston.
(4) Install piston into caliper bore pushing it past
the piston seal until it bottoms in the caliper bore
(Fig. 37).
Fig. 37 Installing Piston Into Caliper Bore
1 - BOOT
2 - PISTON
3 - CALIPER
(5) Position the dust boot into the counterbore of
the caliper assembly piston bore.
(6) Using a hammer and Installer, Special Tool
C-4689 or C-4842 (depending on piston size), and
Handle, Special Tool C-4171, drive the boot into the
counterbore of the caliper as necessary (Fig. 38).
(7) Reinstall the caliper on the vehicle and bleed
the brakes as necessary. Refer to Installation in this
section.
INSTALLATION - REAR DISC BRAKE CALIPER
(1) Completely retract caliper piston back into pis-
ton bore of caliper assembly.
(2) Lubricate both adapter abutments with a lib-
eral amount of Mopar
equivalent.
(3) If removed, install the rotor on the hub making
sure it is squarely seated on the face of the hub (Fig.
39).
CAUTION: Use care when installing caliper assem-
bly onto adapter so the guide pin bushings and
sleeves do not get damaged by the mounting
bosses on adapter.
Multipurpose Lubricant, or
Fig. 38 Installing Dust Boot
1 - HAMMER
2 - SPECIAL TOOL C-4171
3 - SPECIAL TOOL C-4689 or C-4842
4 - CALIPER
Fig. 39 Installing Rear Rotor
1 - BRAKING DISC
2 - DISC SHIELD
3 - HUB
4 - DRUM-IN-HAT PARKING BRAKE
JR
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