I have a 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan with the heavy duty (Dual Piston in the front) brakes.

I found the following torque specs, but I think this is for the base model, and I'm not sure if it's the same for the heavy duty brake upgrade.

Can you please confirm:
Front calliper bolt: 150 ft lbs
Rear calliper bolt: 74 ft lbs
Front and rear calliper pins: 26 ft lbs
Front and rear banjo bolts: 35 ft lbs

Can someone please confirm this for me? Thanks in advance!

 

If it’s not too late, the only spec that’s wrong is for the banjo bolts - they are only torqued to 18 ft-lbs.

 

The banjo bolts on the heavy duty brakes are torqued less than the regular brakes?

or are you saying that the spec I found on the regular banjo bolts is wrong as well?

I found these specs on this forum and on the Haynes website.

 

I caved and bought the Haynes manual.

You were right, it is 18 ft lbs for the banjo bolts.

not sure where I got my number.

Haynes doesn’t say anything different for regular vs heavy duty brakes.

 

Even for banjo bolts on HD pickups meant for towing and hauling, 35 ft-lbs is pushing it - I think the highest spec I’ve seen is 30 ft-lbs but that was on an early 90’s pickup. I’m not saying they don’t exist today but I think most banjo bolts anymore are in the 20 ft-lbs range no matter what they’re on.

Keep in mind, MOST banjo bolts are made of brass or aluminum alloy - it doesn’t take much to strip the threads on those soft metals. The spec is meant to provide the maximum clamping force the bolt can provide, and even though 18 ft-lbs may not seem like a lot, you’d be surprised how much effort it takes to reach 18 ft-lbs if all you were using is a standard length combination wrench.