My husband fixes everything else...I have a 1991 Dodge Ram.
2006-08-01 12:14:10 · 2 answers · asked by maylandchastity 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Remove the front wheels and loosen the brake calipers and pry them off the vehicle. Remove the brake lines and install the new calipers in the reverse order of the how you took the old ones off.Also leave one side assembled so that you can see how things are supposed to be on the side you are working on. After reassembly you will need to bleed the brakes also as you will have almost no pedal until you do. With an assistant pump the brake pedal several times and then hold it down while someone else opens the bleeder and lets the air out of the new calipers one at a time remembering to check the fluid so it does not get low and reintroduce more air into the system. Then when no more air is apparent after 4 or 5 good bleeds per side finish up the job and test drive to make sure everything is OK. Good luck
2006-08-01 12:34:43 · answer #1 · answered by Iknowthisone 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do everything similar to a brake job. However where your brake line connects to the caliper, remove the brake line that is usually held in by a banjo bolt and crush washer.
Remove the calilper and replace with a new one and make sure you get a new crush washer.
Re-assemble brakes.
Bleed brakes before putting tires on.
Fancier and more detailed instructions with pictures can be found here:
http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBroker?ForwardPage=/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/20/11/ac/0900823d802011ac.jsp
2006-08-01 19:27:52 · answer #2 · answered by hsueh001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋