Chrysler 300M Service Manual page 135

5 - 28 BRAKES - BASE BRAKE SYSTEM
DISC BRAKE CALIPER - FRONT (Continued)
(13) Road test the vehicle and make several stops
to wear off any foreign material off the brakes and to
seat the brake shoe linings.
INSTALLATION - FRONT CALIPER (EXPORT)
CAUTION: Use care when installing the caliper
assembly on the steering knuckle, so seals on cal-
iper guide pin bushings do not get damaged by the
steering knuckle bosses.
(1) Completely retract the caliper piston back into
the piston bore of the caliper.
(2) If removed, install brake rotor on hub (Fig. 26).
(3) Lubricate both machined knuckle abutments
with a liberal amount of Mopar Brake Grease For
Caliper Slides Lubricant, or equivalent.
(4) Carefully position caliper and brake shoes over
rotor by reversing removal procedure (Fig. 25).
CAUTION: When being installed, extreme caution
should be taken not to crossthread the caliper
guide pin bolts.
(5) Install the caliper guide pin bolts. Tighten
guide pin bolts to a torque of 22 N·m (192 in. lbs.).
(6) Install the banjo bolt connecting the flex hose
to the caliper. One washer should be installed on
each side of the flex hose fitting before installing the
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. 40).
Fig. 40 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
adapter. Then lift the caliper off the bottom abut-
ment on the adapter (Fig. 41).
Fig. 41 Removing / Installing Caliper Assembly
1 - ADAPTER
2 - BRAKING DISC
3 - CALIPER ASSEMBLY
4 - ADAPTER ABUTMENT
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