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Old 05-25-2011, 04:43 PM
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Default Front caliper torque specs?

Am changing the brakes on the front of my 2004 1500 4x4. I had to use a breaker bar to remove the 13/16 bolts and I'd like to torque them properly. I couldn't find anything online.

Would someone be able to help me with this?
 
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Hopefully the format keeps:

Brakes


Description N·m Ft. Lbs. In. Lbs.
Brake Booster Mounting Nuts 28 21 250
Master Cylinder Mounting Nuts 18 - 160
Caliper Mounting Pins Front 32 24
Caliper Mounting Pins Rear 15 11
Caliper Adapater Mounting Bolts Front LD 176 130
Caliper Adapter Mounting Bolts Front HD 339 250
Caliper Adapter Mounting Bolts Rear LD 135 100
Caliper Adapter Mounting Bolts Rear HD 197 145
Junction Block Bolts To Frame 10 7.5
Brake Pedal Assembly Bracket Nuts 28 21
Support Plate mounting Bolts/Nuts 64 47
Brake Line Fittings Master Cylinder 19 14 170
Brake Line Fittings Junction Block 19 14 170
Caliper Brake Line Banjo Bolt Front 27 20 245
Caliper Brake Line Bamjo Bolt Rear 27 20 245
Brake Hose Front Bolts To Frame 10 7.5
Brake Hose Front Fitting 19 14 250
Brake Hose Rear Fitting 19 14 250
Parking Brake Pedal ASsembly 19 14 250
Rotor to Hub Bolt Rear 128 95
Hub/Bearing Bolts LD 163 120
Hub/Bearing Bolts HD 176 130
ABS Assembly Mounting Bolts 15 11
ABS Assembly CAB Screws 3.5
ABS Assembly Brake Line Fittings 19
Wheel Speed Sensors Front Sensor Bolt 21
Wheel Speed Sensors Bracket To Knuckle 6.7
Wheel Speed Sensors Rear Sensor Stud 22.5
Controller Mounting Screws 6
RWAL Module Mounting Bolts 15 11
RWAL Valve Brake Line Fittings 19
Rear Wheel Speed Sensor Mounting Bolt 24

130 ft. lbs. if that's not very readable for a 1500 '04
 
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I think this is the one:

Caliper Adapater Mounting Bolts Front LD 176 130

Thanks for the complete list. I'm going to save this as reference.
 
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I've got every torque spec for an '04 saved on my hard drive (except some of the most important ones). Went page by page through a 2000 page service manual and compiled all of them for my '04. They don't list spark plugs or wheel lug nuts, but it's got just about everything else. I made a list when I tore my suspension apart. If you need any more now, or ever, just pm me.
 
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I always get my snun and then another 1/8 - 1/4 turn or so. Bad habit but it works
 
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Mines were a b*tch to loosen. They had blue loctite on them.
 
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Thats what a breaker bar and a rubber mallet are for....LOL
 
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I need to buy a torque wrench & properly put my brakes back together.
I just over torqued one of the mounting pins & snapped it!! :-(
What are the proper names for the bolts need??
I'm assuming the two long pins that the caliper slides on are the "Caliper Mounting Pins"??
What are those two thick bolts that the mount the thing the pads sit in called??

Thanks
Sean
 
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The 'caliper' is the part that holds the brake pads. The caliper mounts into the 'caliper mounting adapter' that's the part that bolts to the steering knuckle. The caliper mounting adapter bolts (the thick ones) are torqued to 130 ft-lbs. The thinner and longer bolts are called 'caliper mounting pins' or 'caliper slide pin bolts'. (I love how even in the service manual everything has at least 2 different names) Those slide pins are torqued to 24 ft-lbs.
 
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Thanks!!
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