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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 assembly.

REMOVE
1. Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a hoist.
2. Remove front wheel and tire assemblies.





3. Remove the 2 caliper to steering knuckle guide pin bolts.

Caliper Assembly Mounting On Steering Knuckle (Typical):





4. Remove caliper from steering knuckle, by first rotating free end of caliper away from steering knuckle. Then slide opposite end of caliper out from under machined abutment on steering knuckle.

Storing Front Disc Brake Caliper:





5. Support caliper firmly to prevent weight of caliper from being supported by the brake fluid flex hose. Supporting weight of caliper by the brake fluid flex hose, can damage the flexible brake hose.

INSTALL
1. Lubricate both steering knuckle abutments with a liberal amount of Mopar Multipurpose Lubricant, or equivalent.

CAUTION: Use care when installing the caliper assembly onto the steering knuckle, so the seals on the caliper guide pin bushings do not get damaged by the steering knuckle bosses.

2. Carefully position caliper and brake pad assemblies over brake rotor by hooking lower or upper end of caliper over the machined abutment on steering knuckle. Then rotate caliper into position at the top of the steering knuckle. Make sure that caliper guide pin bolts, bushings and sleeves are clear of the steering knuckle bosses.
3. Install the caliper guide pin bolts and tighten to a torque of 55 Nm (40 ft. lbs.). Extreme caution should be taken not to cross thread the caliper guide pin bolts.
4. Install the wheel and tire assembly
5. Using a torque wrench, 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 Nm (100 ft. lbs.).
6. Remove jackstands or lower hoist.
7. Before moving vehicle, pump the brake pedal several times to insure the vehicle has a firm brake pedal.
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