How to service and repair a brake caliper on 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 Van?

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Start the brake caliper service and repair by draining the fluid from the caliper first. Protect one piston by attaching a C-clamp wrapped in a block of wood and in front of the other, position a padding of wood and shop towels covering one inch. Use a small amount of low air pressure in short bursts to help the first piston pull out, ensuring you don't press the air for too long or you might crack the piston. It's never safe to try to stop the piston when it leaves the bore; simply allow it to move through. Clamp the C-clamp over the dust boot of the first piston once it is removed, making sure to seal the empty bore. Then put the padded piece of wood on the remaining piston and use air to push it out. Take out the piston dust boots with a small tool and carefully pull each seized piston seal from the caliper, so you do not damage the piston bore. Replace the caliper mounting bolt bushings, remove the boot seals and take out the caliper bleed screw afterward. Use a clean brake fluid or cleaner to wipe every caliper area, not gasoline or any other solvent that might harm the piston and seal. Always inspect the piston to ensure it is smooth and clean. Should it be cracked or deeply scored, swap it out; don't spend time trying to fix or polish a deeply pitched piston. Ensure you use a caliper piston made from the same material during replacement, because phenolic resin and steel pistons are not interchangeable. Use a brake hone to smooth the bore for small signs of wear, but if the caliper is very corroded or the bore becomes any larger than 0.025 mm, replace it. Prior to assembly, make sure everything is clean and dry and spray brake fluid on the caliper pistons, the piston seals and the bores. Put new piston seals into the caliper bores and see that they are properly in place and not twisted. Smear the outer edge of the lip with silicone grease, replace the boot on the piston and work the boot lip into the groove at the top of the piston as you stretch it rearward to smooth out folds. Push the piston into the bore of the caliper using your hand or a hammer handle and now seat the dust boot fitting using the appropriate fitter and Handle C-4171. Next, install the second piston and dust boot, smooth out the bolt bushings and seals in the caliper with Mopar brake grease or Dow Corning 6807 grease and center the boot seals into the bores. Afterward, place the mounting bolt bushings into the boot seals, so the seal lip is inside the bushing grooves and attach the caliper bleed screw.

OEM 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 Van Brake Caliper

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2003 Dodge Ram 1500 Van Caliper, Rear Passenger Side Part Number: 5179880AE

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2003 Dodge Ram 1500 Van Caliper Part Number: 5102063AA

2003 Dodge Ram 1500 Van Caliper, Front Passenger Side Part Number: 5102062AA

2003 Dodge Ram 1500 Van Caliper, Front Driver Side Part Number: 5003907AB

2003 Dodge Ram 1500 Van Caliper, Front Passenger Side Part Number: 5003906AB

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