Chrysler 300M 2002 Service Manual page 128

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DISC BRAKE CALIPER - FRONT (Continued)
banjo bolt. Tighten banjo bolt to a torque of 48 N·m
(35 ft. lbs.).
(7) Install the wheel and tire assembly.
(8) Tighten the wheel mounting stud nuts in
proper sequence until all nuts are torqued to half
specification. Then repeat the tightening sequence to
the full specified torque of 135 N·m (100 ft. lbs.).
(9) Lower vehicle.
CAUTION: After performing any service to the vehi-
cle brake system, be sure to obtain a firm brake
pedal before moving vehicle.
(10) Remove the brake pedal holding tool.
(11) Bleed the base brakes. (Refer to 5 - BRAKES -
STANDARD PROCEDURE)
(12) Road test the vehicle and make several stops
to wear off any foreign material off the brakes and to
seat the brake shoe linings.
DISC BRAKE CALIPER - REAR
REMOVAL- REAR CALIPER
(1) Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a
hoist. See Hoisting in the Lubrication and Mainte-
nance section of this manual.
(2) Remove rear wheel and tire assemblies from
vehicle.
(3) Remove the 2 caliper assembly to adapter
guide pin bolts (Fig. 44).
Fig. 44 Removing Caliper Guide Pin Bolts
1 - CALIPER ASSEMBLY
2 - ADAPTER
3 - CALIPER ASSEMBLY ATTACHING BOLT
4 - CALIPER ASSEMBLY ATTACHING BOLT
(4) Remove caliper from adapter using following
procedure. First rotate top of caliper away from
BRAKES - BASE BRAKE SYSTEM 5 - 29
adapter. Then lift the caliper off the bottom abut-
ment on the adapter (Fig. 45).
Fig. 45 Removing / Installing Caliper Assembly
1 - ADAPTER
2 - BRAKING DISC
3 - CALIPER ASSEMBLY
4 - ADAPTER ABUTMENT
(5) Support caliper assembly firmly from rear strut
to prevent weight of caliper from damaging the flex-
ible brake hose (Fig. 46).
(6) Remove the rear rotor from hub by pulling it
straight off the wheel mounting studs (Fig. 47).
DISASSEMBLY
DISASSEMBLY - CALIPER GUIDE PIN
BUSHINGS
Before disassembling the brake caliper, clean and
inspect it. Refer to CLEANING or INSPECTION in
this section.
(1) With one hand, push the guide pin bushing
sleeve towards the back of the caliper, and at the
same time, pull the sleeve out the back of the caliper
and bushing (Fig. 48).
(2) Using your fingers, collapse one side of the rub-
ber guide pin bushing. Pull the guide pin bushing out
the other side of the brake caliper mounting boss
(Fig. 49).
DISASSEMBLY - CALIPER PISTON AND SEAL
WARNING: UNDER NO CONDITION SHOULD HIGH
PRESSURE AIR EVER BE USED TO REMOVE A PIS-
TON FROM A CALIPER BORE. PERSONAL INJURY
COULD RESULT FROM SUCH A PRACTICE.