OEM 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Brake Pad

2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Brake Pad Parts and Q&A

• Q: How to Maintain and Repair Brake Pads on Rear Disc Brakes on 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee?

  A: Kick the vehicle's rear into the air, support it safely, remove the wheel and tire from the rear and then access the rear disc brake pads. Pump out a little bit of fluid from the master cylinder brake reservoir with a clean suction gun. Pry the caliper over so that the pistons are fully seated at the bottom of it. After that, get the caliper support spring out by prying it from the caliper, then remove the bushing caps from the slide pins and the pins themselves. After detaching the caliper from the anchor, tie it off nearby to a suspension part, making sure the brake hose doesn't hold up the caliper. Take out the inboard brake pad from the housing and remove the outboard brake pad from the mounting anchor. Put the inboard brake pad onto the caliper and place the outboard brake pad onto the caliper anchor for installation. Apply Dow Corning G807 grease or that provided with the pads to the slide pins and pins bushings before attaching the caliper to the anchor. Secure the caliper slide pin at 29 - 41 Nm (21 - 30 ft. lbs.) and set the caps on the bushing ends of each caliper slide pin. Place the first end of the spring in the caliper and insert the other end into the hole below, holding it there with tension from your thumb and pushing the end under the anchor with a screwdriver. Replace the wheel and tire assembly, dissassemble the support structure and move the vehicle back to the ground. Ultimately, try pumping the brake pedal a few times until the brake pads and piston are in place and the brake pedal is firm, then look at the brake fluid and add some if it's running low.