Chrysler 1998 Viper RT/10 Owner's Manual page 111

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SUSPENSION
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
Fig. 103 Installing Wheel Stud into Hub
When the head of the- stud is fully seated against the
bearing flange, remove l u g n u t and washers from
wheel stud.
(3) T h e r e a r c a l i p e r p i s t o n s h o u l d b e
r e s e a t e d i n t o c a l i p e r p i s t o n b o r e , t o ease i n s t a l -
l a t i o n o f r e a r b r a k e shoes. Reseat (bottom) caliper
piston i n the caliper bore as follows. Assemble a 3/8
drive ratchet handle and 7/16 deep-well socket, then
insert Spanner, Special Tool 6366, into deep w e l l
socket (Fig. 104). Insert lugs on face of spanner'tool
into matching holes i n face of caliper piston (Fig.
104). A l o t o f f o r c e i s r e q u i r e d t o be e x e r t e d
a g a i n s t c a l i p e r p i s t o n w h i l e u s i n g , s p a n n e r t o o l
t o s t a r t process o f c a l i p e r p i s t o n r e t r a c t i o n .
. Fig. 104 Reseating (Bottoming) Caliper Piston
• (4) Rotate caliper piston i n a c l o c k w i s e direction
u n t i l caliper piston is fully seated (bottomed) i n the
caliper bore. Then remove caliper piston r o t a t i n g spe-
cial tool.
• (5) I n s t a l l the brake rotor on the rear hub/bearing.
(6) I n s t a l l the inboard brake shoe into the caliper
by sliding i t between the brake rotor and the caliper
(Fig. 101).
(7) I n s t a l l outboard brake shoe into caliper by slid-
i n g i t i n between the rotor and the caliper (Fig. 100).
W A R N I N G : H O L D A N T I - R A T T L E S P R I N G IN P L A C E
W H I L E I N S T A L L I N G B R A K E P A D R E T A I N I N G PIN
I N T O C A L I P E R A S S E M B L Y . I F A N T I - R A T T L E
S P R I N G I S N O T H E L D IN P L A C E D U R I N G I N S T A L -
L A T I O N O F R E T A I N I N G P I N , A N T I - R A T T L E S P R I N G
MAY F L Y O F F C A L I P E R C A U S I N G P O S S I B L E
I N J U R Y .
(8) I n s t a l l the anti-rattle spring into the brake cal-
iper (Fig. 99). Be sure anti-rattle clip is positioned
correctly between brake shoes and caliper (Fig. 99).
I n s t a l l brake shoe retaining p i n into caliper assembly
from the outboard side (Fig. 99), u n t i l small end of
r e t a i n i n g p i n is i n inboard side of caliper assembly.
When installing retaining p i n be sure i t passes
t h r o u g h loops i n anti-rattle spring (Fig. 99).
(9) U s i n g a p i n drift, drive the brake shoe retain-
i n g p i n into the caliper. Be sure retaining p i n is
installed u n t i l retaining p i n snap r i n g is seated i n
outboard side of caliper (Fig. 105). Refer to (Fig. 106)
to ensure that the rear caliper brake shoes and com-
ponents are correctly installed.
Fig. 105 Locking Brake Shoe Retaining Pin Into
Caliper
(10) I n s t a l l the wheel and tire. Tighten the wheel
mounting stud nuts i n proper sequence u n t i l a l l nuts
are torqued to h a l f specification. Then repeat the
tightening sequence to the full specified torque of 122
N - m (90 ft. lbs.).
(11) Lower the vehicle.