Standard Procedure - Brake Rotor Machining - Chrysler Dodge Caravan 2002 Manual

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ROTOR (Continued)
Fig. 97 Checking Hub Runout
1 - HUB SURFACE
2 - SPECIAL TOOL C-3339
3 - SPECIAL TOOL SP-1910
If the hub runout does not exceed this specifica-
tion, install the rotor back on the hub, aligning the
chalk marks on the rotor with a wheel mounting
stud, two studs apart from the original stud (Fig. 98).
Tighten nuts in the proper sequence and torque to
specifications.
Fig. 98 Index Rotor And Wheel Stud
1 - CHALK MARK
Recheck brake rotor runout to see if the runout is
now within specifications. (Refer to 5 - BRAKES/HY-
DRAULIC/MECHANICAL/ROTOR
TIONS)
If runout is not within specifications, reface or
replace the brake rotor. (Refer to 5 - BRAKES/HY-
DRAULIC/MECHANICAL/ROTORS
PROCEDURE)
STANDARD PROCEDURE - BRAKE ROTOR
MACHINING
NOTE: Refacing the rotor is not required each time
the brake pads are replaced, only when the need is
foreseen.
Any servicing of the rotor requires extreme care to
maintain the rotor within service tolerances to
ensure proper brake action.
If the rotor surface is deeply scored or warped, or
there is a complaint of brake roughness or brake
pedal pulsation, the rotor should be refaced using a
hub-mounted on-car
replaced.
Fig. 99 On-Car Brake Lathe
1 - ON-CAR BRAKE LATHE
The use of a hub-mounted on-car brake lathe is
highly recommended to eliminate the possibility of
excessive runout. It trues the brake rotor to the vehi-
cle's hub and bearing.
NOTE: All rotors have markings for minimum allow-
able thickness cast on an un-machined surface of
the rotor (Fig. 100) (Fig. 101). Minimum thickness
specifications can also be found in the specification
table in this section. (Refer to 5 - BRAKES/HY-
DRAULIC/MECHANICAL/ROTOR - SPECIFICATIONS)
BRAKES - BASE
- SPECIFICA-
- STANDARD
brake lathe (Fig. 99),
5 - 61
or