1992 Dodge D350 Pickup Brake Service (ONLINE REPAIR MANUALS)

Chrysler

Proportioning Valve

Caravan, Town & Country & Voyager

• Lift vehicle with a frame contact hoist or other means so that rear suspension is hanging free with shock absorbers disconnected. Remove tire and wheel assemblies from rear axle.
• After installing a new height sensing proportioning valve, bleed both hydraulic circuits at rear brakes.
• Reinstall rubber stone shield and ensure rear springs do not contact hoist, then loosen both front spring hanger pivot bolts.
• Loosen adjustment nut on actuator assembly, Fig. , then check actuator assembly hook. The hook should be properly seated o...

General Service Precautions

Certain components of the Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) are not intended to be serviced individually. Attempting to remove, separate or disconnect certain system components may result in personal injury and/or improper system operation. Service components only as directed.

Observe the following general precautions when servicing the system:

• If any welding wo...

Brake Lines & Linings

Remove one of the front wheels and inspect the brake disc, caliper and linings. The wheel bearings should be inspected at this time and repacked if necessary.

Do not get any oil or grease on the linings. It is recommended that both front wheel sets be replaced whenever a respective pad is worn or damaged. Inspect and, if necessary, replace rear brake linings also.

If the caliper is cracked or fluid leakage through the casting is evident, it must be replaced as a unit.

Brake Roughness

The most common cause of brake chatter on disc brakes is a variation in thickness o...

Brake Shoe, Replace

Prior to removing brake shoes it is recommended that a suitable clip or restraining device be applied to the wheel cylinders to prevent wheel cylinder pistons from being pushed out of their bores.

Do not intermix automatic adjuster components from side to side.

Models w/ 9, 10, 11 & 13 Inch Drums

1992-93 Full Size Pickup & 1992-95 Caravan, Town & Country & Voyager

Removal

• Raise and support rear of vehicle, then remove tire and wheel assembly.
• Remove brake drum, noting the following:
• If brake lining is dragging on brake drum, lift auto adjuster lever off star wheel, the...

Excessive Pedal Travel

• Worn brake lining.
• Pad knock back after cornering or rough road travel.
• Piston or pad assembly not properly seated or positioned.
• Air leak or insufficient fluid in system or caliper.
• Loose wheel bearing adjustment.
• Damaged or worn caliper piston seal.
• Improper booster pushrod adjustment.
• Pads out of flat more than .005 inch.
• Rear brake automatic adjusters inoperative.
• Improperly ground rear brake shoe and lining assemblies.

Brake Roughness Or Chatter; Pedal Pumping

• Excessive lateral runout of rotor.
• Rotor excessively out of parallel.

Excessive Pedal Effort

• Frozen or seiz...

This sliding caliper single piston system uses a one or two piece hub and is actuated by the hydraulic system and disc assembly, Fig. . Alignment and positioning of the caliper is achieved by two machined guides on the adapter, while caliper retaining clips allow lateral movement of the caliper, Fig. . Outboard pad flanges are used to position and locate the pad on the caliper fingers, Fig. , while the inboard pad is retained by the adapter, Fig. . Braking force applied onto the outboard pad is transferred to the calip...