Dodge R1500 1999 Service Manual page 334

FRICTION MATERIAL
NOTE: Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) specifications
designate replacement at different thicknesses.
CAUTION: It is required that friction material be matched in axle
sets for consistent braking characteristics.
FRICTION MATERIAL INSPECTION
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Condition
Contaminated, for example,
fluid that leaked from
caliper, wheel cylinder,
or axle seal ...........
Cracked through .........
Flaking or chunking
Glazed (shiny) ..........
Grooves or ridges
Permanently attached
hardware bent ..........
Permanently attached
hardware broken
Permanently attached
hardware loose .........
Permanently attached
hardware missing
Permanently attached
hardware seized
Rivets loose ............
Separating from backing
Shoe table or web bent
Shoe table or web
cracked ................
Shoe table or web worn,
affecting performance
Surface cracking
Tapered wear ............
Thickness of one pad is
greater than opposite pad
in the same caliper
(uneven wear) ..........
Wear indicator device
(electronic) contacts
rotor ..................
Wear indicator device
(mechanical) bent
Wear indicator device
(mechanical) broken
Code
A ........
B
..... B
.. ........
....... .. ....
A ............
........ A ............
A ............
....... C ............
........ A .. Require repair or replacement.
B ............
. B ............
.. B ............
A ............
.. A ............
........ .. ........
B ........
.. ....
B ......
....... .. ..........
.... .. .........
( 1) Require replacement.
Require replacement.
Require replacement.
No service suggested or
(2) No service suggested or
Require replacement.
Require replacement.
Require replacement.
Require replacement.
Require replacement.
Require replacement.
Require replacement.
Require replacement.
Require replacement.
No service suggested or
required. Further inspection
may be necessary to determine
( 3) Suggest replacement.
(4) Replacement of friction
material not suggested or
required. Further inspection
required. See CALIPERS
and CALIPER HARDWARE.
(5) Require replacement of
appropriate parts.
( 6) Further inspection
( 6) Further inspection
Procedure
required.
required.
cause.
required.
required.