Brake pads are used in conjunction with calipers and rotors for CD braking systems.(front and rear).
The Two thousand one Dodge Ram Two thousand five hundred is the 3/4-ton novel of the Dodge Ram One thousand five hundred (1/2-ton). It was besides available in a 1-ton history. This Motor lorry always featured front CD brakes which used brake pads. While it was extra customary for this Motor lorry to deed rear drum brakes, it was besides available with rear CD brakes. CD brakes integrate brake calipers, brake rotors and brake pads. When the brake pedal is depressed, the caliper pistons press the pads against the surface of the rotors to slow and purpose the vehicle.
Instructions
1. Lawns your Ram Two thousand five hundred on a exact surface meaningful Sufficiently for lifting and supporting a 3/4-ton Motor lorry. Operate the parking brake whether you're replacing the front brake pads on the contrary cook not exercise the parking brake whether you're replacing the rear brake pads.
2. Field a revolve block against the away tread of a tire on the corresponding axle that you're replacing the brake pads on then loosen the lug nuts on the two wheels of the equivalent axle you're replacing the brake pads on using a lug peanut wrench. Effect not loosen the nuts bounteous than half a turn.
3. Lift the axle you're replacing the brake pads on with a 3/4-ton rated jack and bedding the axle on two 3/4-ton rated jack stands placed under Everyone front lower state arm or under Everyone side of the rear axle, respectively.
Berth a caliper piston reset clamp or a colossal C-clamp onto the face of the inboard pad and the housing of the caliper and tighten the clamp to fully compress the caliper piston into the caliper.9. Remove the clamp then unseat the inboard caliper brake pad retaining clip from the hollow caliper piston.
6. Remove the upper and lower caliper bolts using a ratchet and a 3/8-inch hex-head socket bit, then remove the caliper from the rotor and knuckle meeting. Rest the caliper on a milk crate or sturdy box so there is no tension on the brake hose attached to the caliper.
7. Employment the pry bar to unseat one of the outboard pad retaining springs from the caliper housing then pull the remaining spring of the pad off of the caliper.
8.4. Remove the lug nuts then the tires.5. Habitat a pry bar into the caliper pad window against the steel plate of the outboard pad and pry the pad against the rotor until the caliper piston compresses Sufficiently to loosen the brake pads and caliper.
Bag the pry bar whether cold.
10. Advantage a wire brush to scrub off the rust, brake dust and other debris on the sliding surfaces of the caliper and the knuckle, then employ a coat of the silicone brake grease onto the respective surfaces.
11. Encompass the inboard pad and retaining clip into the hollow caliper piston, manufacture firm the steel plate of the pad is flush against the piston. Allot one side of the outboard pad's retaining spring onto the outer caliper housing then focus the pad onto the housing to clip the remaining retaining spring.
12. Dwelling the caliper and pad meeting onto the rotor and knuckle meeting and hand-thread the caliper bolts into the caliper. Tighten the bolts with the ratchet and 3/8-inch hex-head socket bit. Repeat the brake pad replacement procedure for the other revolve.
13. Exchange the tires and lug nuts. Tighten the nuts with the lug kernel wrench, applying a star formation until the nuts dominance the tires firmly onto the spin hubs.
14. Lower the Ram to the ground then tighten the lug nuts, applying the star mould with the torque wrench locate at One hundred thirty five foot-pounds and a socket.
15. Exercise the brake pedal various times until it feels confident then analysis the brake fluid even in the adept cylinder. Add brake fluid whether necessary. Remove the wheel block, disengage the parking brake (if applicable) then test-drive the truck.
