Chrysler 1998 Voyager Service Manual page 112

5 - 30 BRAKES
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
(9) Road test the vehicle and make several stops to
wear off any foreign material on the brakes and to
seat the brake shoe linings.
FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS
REMOVE
WARNING: ALTHOUGH
BRAKE LININGS ARE MADE FROM ASBESTOS
FREE MATERIALS, SOME AFTERMARKET BRAKE
LININGS MAY CONTAIN ASBESTOS. THIS SHOULD
BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN SERVICING A
VEHICLE'S BRAKE SYSTEM, WHEN AFTERMARKET
BRAKE LININGS MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON
THE VEHICLE. ALWAYS WEAR A RESPIRATOR
WHEN CLEANING
ASBESTOS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY HARM
SUCH AS ASBESTOSIS AND OR CANCER. NEVER
CLEAN BRAKE COMPONENTS BY USING COM-
PRESSED AIR, USE ONLY A VACUUM CLEANER
SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THE REMOVAL OF
BRAKE DUST. IF A VACUUM CLEANER IS NOT
AVAILABLE, CLEAN BRAKE PARTS USING ONLY
WATER–DAMPENED SHOP TOWELS. DO NOT CRE-
ATE BRAKELINING DUST BY SANDING BRAKE LIN-
INGS WHEN SERVICING A VEHICLE. DISPOSE OF
ALL DUST AND DIRT SUSPECTED OF CONTAINING
ASBESTOS FIBERS USING ONLY SEALED AIR-
TIGHT BAGS OR CONTAINERS. FOLLOW ALL REC-
OMMENDED SAFETY PRACTICES PRESCRIBED BY
THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMIN-
ISTRATION (OSHA) AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA), FOR HANDLING AND
DISPOSAL OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING ASBES-
TOS.
CAUTION: During service procedures, grease or
any other foreign material must be kept off brake
shoe assemblies, and braking surfaces of brake
drum and external surfaces of hub/bearing assem-
bly.
(1) Remove outboard brake pad, by prying the pad
retaining clip over raised area on caliper (Fig. 50).
Then slide the pad down and off the caliper.
(2) Pull inboard brake pad away from piston, until
retaining clip on brake pad is free from cavity in cal-
iper piston (Fig. 51).
FACTORY INSTALLED
BRAKE COMPONENTS AS
Fig. 50 Removing Outboard Brake Pad From Caliper
Fig. 51 Removing Inboard Brake Pad From Piston
INSTALL
(1) Completely retract caliper piston back into pis-
ton bore of caliper assembly. This is required for cal-
iper installation with new brake pad assemblies.
(2) Remove the protective paper from the noise
suppression gasket on both the inner and outer brake
pad assemblies (if equipped).
NOTE: The inboard and outboard brake pads are
not common, refer to (Fig. 52) for inboard and out-
board brake pad assembly identification.
(3) Install the new inboard brake pad assembly
into the caliper piston by firmly pressing into piston
bore (Fig. 53). Be sure inboard brake pad assembly is
positioned squarely against face of caliper piston.
(4) Slide the new outboard brake pad assembly
onto the caliper assembly (Fig. 54).
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