OEM Dodge Caliber Brake Master Cylinder

Dodge Caliber Brake Master Cylinder Parts and Q&A

• Master Cylinder
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  Q: How to Bleed a Brake Master Cylinder on Dodge Caliber?

  A:

  For cars without ABS, grip the brake master cylinder in a vise with soft-jaw caps. Place Special Tool 8822-1 on the primary outlet, tighten it to 17 Nm (150 in. lbs.) and then add Special Tool 8822-2 to the secondary outlet and secure it with 17 Nm (150 in. lbs.). Attach Bleeder Tube Adapter 4, Special Tool 8822-1, to the lower secondary outlet port of the proportioning valve and tighten it to 17 Nm (150 in. lbs.), then attach Bleeder Tube Adapter 5, Special Tool 8822-2, to the lower primary outlet port and tighten it to the same torque. Insert Thread Bleeder Tube 6 all the way into each adapter and use Special Tool 8358-1 to tighten the tube nuts to 17 Nm (150 in. lbs.). Slide Bleeder Tubes Adapter 3, Special Tool 9705, over the main tube and bend the open end of the bleeder tubes into the open hose tips on the adapter. If your vehicle has ABS, insert Bleeder Tube Adapter 8822-2 into both primary and secondary outlet ports and tighten to 17 Nm (150 in. lbs.). Attach the bleeder tube 2, Special Tool 8358-1, to these adapters and again tighten the tube nuts to 17 Nm (150 in. lbs.). Squeeze the bleeder tubes and put their open sections into the reservoir at the top of the brake master cylinder, remembering to keep them below the fluid in the reservoir. Put fresh Mopar(R) Brake Fluid DOT 3 Motor Vehicle or a similar product, into the reservoir. With the wooden dowel, slowly push the Pistons toward each other until the brake fluid is released from the Bleeder Tubes; release the pressure so the pistons can go back to normal position. Continue repeating the squeezing until all the air bubbles are out. Lift the Bleeder Tubes and Adapters, cover the brake master cylinder outlet openings with plugs, tighten the reservoir lid, mount the brake master cylinder on the vise and mount it back onto the vehicle.
• Master Cylinder
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  Q: How to Remove and Replace a Brake Master Cylinder in a Right-Hand-Drive on Dodge Caliber?

  A:

  First ensure the vacuum pressure in the power Brake Booster is down by pumping the brake pedal 4-5 times, with the engine turned off, in a right-hand-drive vehicle. Unplug the black ground cable from the battery and put it someplace safe. Take off the engine appearance cover and after that disconnect the wiring harness connector from the brake fluid level switch in the brake master cylinder fluid reservoir. If there's a manual transaxle, open the clamp and pull off the clutch actuator hose from the brake fluid reservoir. Take out both brake tubes from the ports at the back of the brake master cylinder and install stops over them. Clean the space around the brake master cylinder attachment to the power brake booster with an appropriate brake cleaner. Once the work is done, get the two nuts that hold the brake master cylinder to the booster, remove these nuts and pull the brake master cylinder straight out, positioning it below the air conditioning lines so it can be lowered outside the engine compartment.