OEM 2000 Dodge Ram 3500 Brake Caliper

2000 Dodge Ram 3500 Brake Caliper Parts and Q&A

• Q: How to Effectively Service and Repair a Brake Caliper on 2000 Dodge Ram 3500?

  A: Before servicing or fixing the brake caliper, drain the brake fluid from inside it. Cover the piston you will remove with a block of wood and a soft padded surface. Use small air blasts on the hose port to move the first piston, not long steady air pressure to keep it from cracking. Never attempt to stop the piston as it leaves the bore since it could injure you. Following the removal of the initial piston, clamp and cover the empty bore with the C-clamp and wood. Place the padded wood over the second piston and repeat as before. Open the caliper pistons, pry out the dust boots and remove the seals without harming the inside surface of the piston. Shove the bushing out of the boot seal and remove the seal which should be done after pressing out the caliper bleed screw. When assembling, make sure the area is dry and free from debris so you don't harm the caliper seals. Apply clean brake fluid to the entire piston area, including the bores and seals and make certain the piston seals are set upright as you install them. Shellac the lip of the new boot with silicone grease, slide it over the piston and carefully seat the boot's edge into the groove at the top. Straighten the boot's rear folds by gently pulling it back and then bring it forward until the folds snap into position. Press the piston into the caliper bore all the way with your hand or with a hammer handle. Seat the dust boot in the caliper using Handle C-4171 and the installer C-4340 for HD 56 mm caliper or C-3716-A for LD 54 mm caliper. After attaching the second piston and Dust Boot, grease the caliper mounting bolt bushings, boot seals and each bore with Mopar brake grease or Dow Corning 807 only, as alternatively used grease could harm the boot seals. Place the boot seals into the caliper seal bores centered, install the mounting bolt bushings and check that the seal lip fits into the groove in each bushing. In the end, add the caliper bleed screw.