The Town & Nation may hog one of two types of brake calipers
When changing the front brakes on your 2002 Chrysler Town & Territory motorcar, it's essential to comprehend the type of calipers the vehivle uses. This is indeed related to the type of rear brakes on the machine. Whether the automobile has rear drum brakes, the front brakes appliance TRW-manufactured calipers; provided it has CD brakes on all four wheels, the calipers are make-believe by Continental Teves.
Removing Old Brake Pads
5. Pry the anti-rattle spring off of the brake caliper with a flat-head screwdriver.1. Hoist the front neb of the automobile and buttress it on jack stands. Place the parking brake and remove the front wheels with your tire iron.
2. Siphon gone two-thirds of the brake fluid from the brake master-cylinder reservoir in the engine compartment using a syringe or resembling suction effects.
3. Disinfected the brake meeting using an aerosol brake cleaner and a drip pan (to select the residue).
4. Compress the brake caliper's piston into the Muzzle with a C-clamp. Inspect the brake fluid even in the master-cylinder reservoir as you slowly exercise the clamp to practise decided the fluid doesn't overflow.
There are slight differences in changing the brakes on these contrary types of calipers; fabricate certain you predispose brake pads that exertion with your calipers.
Instructions
Preparation
6. Remove the caliper's guide-pin bolts to remove the caliper from the mounting bracket. A Teves caliper's guide-pin bolts will require a hex wrench while a TRW caliper needs a standard socket wrench or equivalent.
7. Remove the outer brake pad from the caliper-mounting bracket. On models with TRW calipers, also remove the inner pad from the bracket; for Teves calipers, the inner pad is within the caliper, seated in the piston with a clip.
8. Hang the caliper from the strut spring with a strong wire while you work on the replacement brake pads.
9. Remove the bushings from the caliper-guide pins, clean them and lubricate them with high-temperature multi-purpose grease before re-installing them.
Installation
10. Apply anti-squeal compound to the backing plates of the new brake pads. For pads with a retaining clip in the middle, apply the compound in a circle around the spring. For others, apply it in wide layers near the edges.
11. Install the inner brake pad in its proper seat--within the caliper and piston with the retaining clip for a Teves caliper, or in the mounting bracket for a TRW caliper. Install the outer pad on the mounting bracket.
12. Connect the brake caliper back onto the mounting bracket and apply the guide-pin bolts with your wrench. Connect the anti-rattle spring and hook its end over the caliper-bracket tab using pliers.
13. Reconnect the wheels and lower the van once you have changed the brakes at both sides.
14. Fill the master cylinder with fresh brake fluid using the syringe.
