Dodge 2000 DURANGO Service Manual page 171

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
(5) Install brake hose to caliper with new seal
washers and tighten fitting bolt to 24 N·m (18 ft.
lbs.).
CAUTION: Verify brake hose is not twisted or
kinked before tightening fitting bolt.
(6) Bleed base brake system.
(7) Install wheel and tire assemblies.
(8) Remove supports and lower vehicle.
(9) Pump brake pedal to seat brake shoes.
(10) Fill brake fluid reservoir.
(11) Verify firm pedal before moving vehicle.
DISC BRAKE SHOES
REMOVAL
(1) Clean master cylinder reservoir and filler caps.
(2) Remove reservoir filler cap and drain approxi-
mately 1/4 of fluid from reservoir. Use clean suction
gun or similar device to drain fluid.
(3) Raise and support vehicle.
(4) Remove front wheel and tire assemblies.
(5) Bottom caliper pistons in bores with large
C-clamp. Position clamp frame on rear of caliper and
clamp screw on outboard brake shoe.
(6) With a screw driver pry up on the caliper
spring and pull the spring out of the caliper holes.
(7) Remove caliper slide pins.
(8) Remove caliper and brake shoes (Fig. 23).
Fig. 23 Removing Caliper Assembly
1 – CALIPER AND BRAKE SHOES
(9) Remove outboard brake shoe (Fig. 24). Pry one
end of shoe retainer spring away from caliper. Then
tilt shoe upward and rotate it out of caliper.
(10) Remove inboard shoe by tilting shoe outward
until retainer spring is clear of caliper piston (Fig.
25).
Fig. 24 Outboard Brake Shoe
1 – SHOE SPRING
2 – OUTBOARD SHOE
Fig. 25 Inboard Brake Shoe
1 – CALIPER PISTON
2 – RETAINER SPRING
3 – INBOARD SHOE
(11) Support caliper with wire from suspension
component. Do not allow brake hose to support cali-
per weight.
INSTALLATION
(1) Clean slide surfaces of adapter ledges with a
wire brush. Then lubricate surfaces with a thin coat
of high temperature grease.
(2) Install new slide pin bushings if necessary.
(3) Install inboard shoe. Be sure retainer spring is
firmly seated in caliper piston.
(4) Insert outboard brake shoe in caliper (Fig. 26).
(5) Insure the outboard shoe retainer spring are
seated in the caliper (Fig. 27).
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