RAM 1500 Truck 4WD V8-4.7L (2008)
Backing Plate: Service and Repair
Installation
INSTALLATION
1. Install support plate (1) on axle flange. Tighten attaching bolts (2) to 68 Nm (50 ft. lbs.) LD or 203 Nm (150 ft.lbs) HD.
2. Install parking brake cable in the brake lever.
3. Install the park brake shoes See: Brake Shoe/Service and Repair/Removal and Replacement/Installation .
4. Install axle shaft, See: Transmission and Drivetrain/Drive Axles, Bearings and Joints/Axle Shaft Assembly/Axle Shaft/Service and Repair/Rear
Axle - 9 1/4/Installation .
5. Adjust brake shoes to drum with brake gauge See: Parking Brake System/Parking Brake Shoe/Adjustments .
6. Install the rotor See: Disc Brake System/Brake Rotor/Disc/Service and Repair/Removal and Replacement/Brake Rotor - Installation .
7. Install the caliper adapter See: Disc Brake System/Brake Caliper/Service and Repair/Removal and Replacement/Disc Brake Caliper Adapter -
Installation .
8. Install the caliper See: Disc Brake System/Brake Caliper/Service and Repair/Removal and Replacement/Disc Brake Caliper - Installation .
9. Install the wheel and tire assembly See: Maintenance/Wheels and Tires/Service and Repair/Removal and Replacement .