RAM 1500 Truck 2WD V6-3.9L VIN X (1999)
Brake Pad: Service and Repair
REMOVAL
1. Raise and support vehicle.
2. Remove wheel and tire assemblies.
3. Press caliper piston back into bore with large flat blade screwdriver. Use large C-clamp if more force is required to bottom piston in bore.
4. Loosen bolt that secures front brake hose fitting bolt in caliper.
5. Remove caliper mounting bolts with 3/8 hex wrench or socket.
6. Rotate caliper rearward off rotor and out of steering knuckle support ledges.
Inboard Brake Shoe Removal
Outboard Brake Shoe Removal
7. Remove inboard and outboard brake shoes. Inboard shoe has spring clip that holds it in caliper piston. Tilt this shoe out at top to unseat clip.
Outboard shoe has retaining spring that secures it in caliper. Unseat one spring end and rotate shoe out of caliper.
8. Secure caliper to convenient chassis or suspension component with wire.
NOTE: Use a wire to support the caliper. Do not allow the brake hose to support the caliper.
If the brake shoes will be reused, do not intermix them. Keep the brake shoes with the caliper.
INSTALLATION
NOTE: Replace riveted lining if worn to within 1.5 mm (1/16 inch) of rivet heads. Replace bonded lining if thickness is 3 mm (3/16 inch) or less.
