Dodge Neon 2001 Service Manual page 16

PL
BRAKES-BASE (Continued)
CONDITION
DRUM BRAKE SCRAPING
OR WHIRRING
SCRAPING (METAL-TO-
METAL).
OTHER BRAKE CONDITIONS
CONDITION
BRAKES CHATTER
BRAKES DRAG (FRONT
OR ALL)
BRAKES DRAG (REAR
ONLY)
BRAKES GRAB
EXCESSIVE PEDAL
EFFORT
EXCESSIVE PEDAL
TRAVEL (VEHICLE STOPS
OK)
2001 NEON
POSSIBLE CAUSES
1. ABS wheel speed sensor or tone
wheel.
1. Foreign object interference with
brakes.
2. Brake shoes worn out.
POSSIBLE CAUSES
1. Rear brake drum out of round or
disc brake rotor has excessive
thickness variation.
1. Contaminated brake fluid.
2. Binding caliper pins or bushings.
3. Binding master cylinder.
4. Binding brake pedal.
1. Parking brake cables binding or
froze up.
2. Parking brake cable return spring
not returning shoes.
3. Service brakes not adjusted
properly (rear drum brakes only).
4. Obstruction inside the center
console preventing full return of the
parking brake cables.
1. Contaminated brake shoe linings.
2. Improper power brake booster
assist.
1. Obstruction of brake pedal.
2. Low power brake booster assist.
3. Glazed brake linings.
4. Brake shoe lining transfer to brake
rotor.
1. Air in brake lines.
2. Rear drum brake auto-adjuster
malfunctioning.
BRAKES-BASE
CORRECTION
1. Inspect, correct or replace faulty
component(s).
1. Inspect brakes and remove foreign
object.
2. Replace brake shoes. Inspect rotors and
drums. Reface or replace as necessary.
CORRECTION
1. Isolate condition as rear or front.
Reface or replace brake drums or
rotors as necessary.
1. Check for swollen seals. Replace all
system components containing rubber.
2. Replace pins and bushings
3. Replace master cylinder.
4. Replace brake pedal.
1. Check cable routing. Replace cables
as necessary.
2. Replace cables as necessary.
3. Follow the procedure listed in the
adjustment section.
4. Remove console and remove
obstruction.
1. Inspect and clean, or replace shoes.
Repair source of contamination.
2. Refer to power brake booster in the
diagnosis and testing section.
1. Inspect, remove or move obstruction.
2. Refer to power brake booster in the
diagnosis and testing section.
3. Reface or replace brake rotors as
necessary. Replace brake shoes.
4. Reface or replace brake rotors as
necessary. Replace brake shoes.
1. Bleed brakes.
2. Inspect and replace drum brake
components as necessary. Adjust rear
brakes.
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