how do i change the front disc brake pads on a 2000 dodge caravan?

Question

i dont know how to remove the caliper holding the pads

Answer 1

Front pads are usually a piece of cake. Remove 2 bolts (upper and lower), swing caliper up. Remove pads. Squash cylinder with c-clamp & old pad. Install pads, swing caliper down, replace bolts. Bleed brakes as needed.

Answer 2

You have to push in the caliper piston first by insurting a screw driver between the front pad and the disk ( Not between the pad & the piston you will break the piston ) pry till the piston is fully in the caliper . If you dont do this you will not be able to reinstall yhe caliper with the new pads because of the lack of room due to the thickness of the new pads > These are called floting calipers and adjust themselfs as the pads wear out . Now remove the two small headed bolts 3/8 i think ? that have a ruber boot atached to them , the caliper should come off now . Before reasembling clean the 2 bolt you have just removed well and apply a small amount of greece all along the bolt , the caliper slides along this bolt to self adjust and it has to move free > Good Luck Andre
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Do it this way and you will not have to bleed the brake system ..

Answer 3

make sure to follow thease peoples advice so i can sell you an antilock module at $1000
always open a bleader screw on antilock brakes when compressing the caliper to avoid the possibility of damageing the antylock system and or master cylinder otherwise there advice is ok