DODGE TOWN AND COUNTRY 2001 Service Manual
Manufacturer: DODGE, Model Year: 2001, Model line: TOWN AND COUNTRY, Model: DODGE TOWN AND COUNTRY 2001Pages: 2321, PDF Size: 68.09 MB
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(1) Grasp the exposed section of the front parking
brake cable and pull rearward on it. While holding
the park brake in this position, install a pair of lock-
ing pliers on the front parking brake cable just rear-
ward of the second body outrigger bracket (Fig. 76).
(2) Install the equalizer on the front parking brake
cable.
(3) Install the left rear and intermediate park
brake cable in the correct location on the parking
brake cable equalizer (Fig. 77).
(4) Remove the locking pliers from the front park-
ing brake cable. This will allow the adjuster in the
park brake lever (pedal) mechanism to tension the
park brake cables.
(5) Apply and release the parking brake lever
(pedal) one time. This will seat the parking brake
cables and allow the auto adjuster in the parking
brake lever (pedal) mechanism to correctly tension
the parking brake cables.
LEVER - PARKING BRAKE
REMOVAL
(1) Manually release the automatic self-adjusting
mechanism tension of the parking brake lever (pedal)
assembly. (Refer to 5 - BRAKES/PARKING BRAKE -
STANDARD PROCEDURE).
(2) Disconnect negative (ground) cable from the
battery and isolate cable from battery terminal.
(3) Remove sill scuff plate from left door sill.
(4) Remove the left side kick panel.
(5) Remove the silencer panel under the instru-
ment panel.
(6) Remove the steering column cover from the
lower instrument panel.
(7) Remove the reinforcement from the lower
instrument panel.
(8) Remove the front parking brake cable from the
parking brake cable equalizer (Fig. 78).
(9) Remove tension from front park brake cable.
Tension is removed by releasing the locking pliers
from the front park brake cable.
(10) Remove the 3 bolts mounting the wiring junc-
tion block to the instrument panel.
NOTE: When removing the lower mounting bolt,
push the park brake pedal down 5 clicks to access
the lower mounting bolt.(11) Remove the lower bolt mounting the park
brake pedal to the body (Fig. 79).
(12) Remove the forward nut mounting the park
brake pedal to the body (Fig. 79).
(13) Remove the upper bolt mounting the park
brake pedal to the body (Fig. 79).
Fig. 78 Parking Brake Cable Equalizer
1 - EQUALIZER
2 - LEFT REAR PARKING BRAKE CABLE
3 - LOCKING NUT
4 - INTERMEDIATE PARKING BRAKE CABLE
5 - FRONT PARKING BRAKE CABLE
Fig. 79 PARKING BRAKE LEVER MOUNTING
1 - WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR
2 - LEVER MECHANISM
3 - FRONT CABLE
5 - 52 BRAKES - BASERS
PARKING BRAKE (Continued)
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(14) Pull downward on front park brake cable
while rotating park brake pedal mechanism out from
behind junction block.
(15) Remove park brake pedal release link from
park brake mechanism.
(16) Remove the warning lamp ground switch con-
nector from the park brake pedal mechanism (Fig.
79).
(17) Remove front park brake cable button from
park brake pedal mechanism. Tap end housing for
front park brake cable out of park brake pedal mech-
anism.
INSTALLATION
(1) Install park brake cable end housing into park
brake pedal mechanism.
(2) Install cable retainer onto the park brake cable
strand and then install retainer into pedal bracket.
(3) Install cable strand button into the clevis on
the park brake pedal mechanism.
(4) Install wiring harness connector on warning
indicator lamp ground switch.
(5) Install the park brake release rod on the
release mechanism of the park brake pedal.
(6) Position the park brake pedal mechanism into
its installed position on the body of the vehicle.
(7) Loosely install the top bolt mounting the park
brake pedal mechanism to the body (Fig. 79).
(8) Loosely install the forward nut mounting the
park brake pedal mechanism to the body (Fig. 79).
(9) Loosely install the lower bolt mounting the
park brake pedal mechanism to the body (Fig. 79).
(10) Tighten pedal mechanism attaching bolts and
nut to 28 N´m (250 in. lbs.).
(11) Verify that the park brake pedal is in the fully
released (full up) position.
(12) Raise vehicle.
(13) Install the front park brake cable on the park
brake cable equalizer (Fig. 78).
NOTE: If the original lever assembly is being used,
the lever mechanism auto adjuster spring tension
will need to be reset. (Refer to 5 - BRAKES/PARK-
ING BRAKE - STANDARD PROCEDURE)
(14) Lower vehicle.
(15) Remove the lock-out pin (if a new lever has
been installed) from the automatic cable adjuster on
the park brake pedal mechanism.
(16) Install the electrical junction block on the
instrument panel.
(17) Install the reinforcement on the lower instru-
ment panel.
(18) Install the steering column lower cover on the
lower instrument panel.(19) Install the silencer panel under the instru-
ment panel.
(20) Install the left side kick panel.
(21) Install the sill scuff plate on the lower sill of
the left door.
(22) Install the negative (ground) cable on the bat-
tery.
(23) Cycle the park brake pedal one time. This will
seat the park brake cables and will allow the auto-
matic self adjuster to properly tension the park brake
cables.
SHOES - PARKING BRAKE
REMOVAL
(1) Set the parking brake.The parking brake is
set to keep the hub/bearing and axle shaft from
rotating when loosening the hub nut.
(2) Raise vehicle. (Refer to LUBRICATION &
MAINTENANCE/HOISTING - STANDARD PROCE-
DURE).
(3) Remove the wheel and tire assembly.
(4) Remove the cotter pin and nut retainer (Fig.
80) from the stub shaft of the outer C/V joint.
(5) Remove the spring washer (Fig. 81) from the
stub shaft of the outer C/V joint.
(6) Remove the hub nut and washer (Fig. 82) from
the stub shaft of the outer C/V joint.
(7) Release the parking brake.
Fig. 80 Cotter Pin And Nut Retainer
1 - CALIPER
2 - COTTER PIN
3 - ROTOR
4 - NUT RETAINER
5 - OUTER C/V JOINT
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LEVER (Continued)
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(8) Create slack in the rear park brake cables by
locking the out the automatic adjuster as described.
Grasp the exposed section of front park brake cable
and pull downward on it. Then install a pair of lock-
ing pliers on the front park brake cable just rearward
of the second body outrigger bracket (Fig. 83).(9) Remove the disc brake caliper to adapter guide
pin bolts (Fig. 84).
(10) Remove rear caliper from adapter using the
following procedure. First rotate rear of caliper up
from the adapter. Then pull the front of the caliper
and the outboard brake shoe anti-rattle clip out from
under the front abutment on the adapter (Fig. 85).
Fig. 81 Spring Washer
1 - HUB NUT
2 - STUB SHAFT
3 - ROTOR
4 - SPRING WASHER
Fig. 82 Hub Nut And Washer
1 - CALIPER
2 - HUB NUT
3 - WASHER
4 - ROTOR
5 - ADAPTER
Fig. 83 Locking Out Automatic Adjuster
1 - PARK BRAKE CABLE
2 - REAR BODY OUTRIGGER BRACKET
3 - LOCKING PLIERS
Fig. 84 Removing Caliper Guide Pin Bolts
1 - DISC BRAKE CALIPER
2 - ADAPTER
3 - AXLE
4 - GUIDE PIN BOLTS
5 - DRIVESHAFT (AWD MODELS ONLY)
5 - 54 BRAKES - BASERS
SHOES (Continued)
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(11) Support caliper to prevent the weight of the
caliper from damaging the flexible brake hose (Fig.
86).
(12) Remove the rotor from the hub/bearing.
(13) Remove the horseshoe clip (Fig. 87) from the
retainer on the end of the park brake cable.
(14) Remove the end of the park brake cable from
the actuator lever on the adapter (Fig. 87).(15) Remove the end of the park brake cable from
the adapter. Park brake cable is removed from
adapter using a 1/2 wrench slipped over the park
brake cable retainer as show in (Fig. 88) to compress
the locking tabs on the park brake cable retainer.
(16) Remove the attaching bolt from the wheel
speed sensor (Fig. 89). Then remove wheel speed sen-
sor from hub/bearing and adapter.
Fig. 85 Removing/Installing Caliper
1 - LIFT THIS END OF CALIPER AWAY FROM ADAPTER FIRST
2 - DISC BRAKE CALIPER
3 - ADAPTER ABUTMENT
4 - OUTBOARD BRAKE SHOE HOLD DOWN CLIP
5 - OUTBOARD BRAKE SHOE
6 - ROTOR
7 - ADAPTER
Fig. 86 Correctly Supported Caliper
1 - WIRE
2 - CALIPER
3 - ADAPTER
4 - ROTOR
5 - INNER FENDER
Fig. 87 Park Brake Cable Attachment To Actuator
1 - ADAPTER
2 - PARK BRAKE CABLE
3 - ACTUATOR
4 - AXLE
5 - DRIVESHAFT
6 - PARK BRAKE CABLE RETAINER
7 - HORSESHOE CLIP
Fig. 88 Park Brake Cable Removal From Adapter
1 - DRIVESHAFT
2 - 1/2º WRENCH
3 - PARK BRAKE CABLE
4 - PARK BRAKE CABLE RETAINER
5 - ADAPTER
RSBRAKES - BASE5-55
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(17) Remove the hub/bearing to axle mounting
bolts (Fig. 90).
(18) Remove the hub/bearing from the axle and the
stub shaft of the outer C/V joint (Fig. 91).(19) Remove the adapter from the rear axle.
(20) Mount the adapter in a vise using the anchor
boss for the park brake cable (Fig. 92).
(21) Remove the lower return spring (Fig. 93) from
the leading and trailing park brake shoes.
Fig. 89 Speed Sensor Attaching Bolt
1 - ADAPTER
2 - TONE WHEEL
3 - WHEEL SPEED SENSOR
4 - AXLE
5 - BOLT
6 - DRIVESHAFT
Fig. 90 Hub/Bearing Mounting Bolts
1 - DRIVESHAFT
2 - MOUNTING BOLTS
3 - AXLE
4 - MOUNTING BOLTS
5 - ADAPTER
Fig. 91 Hub/Bearing Removal And Installation
1 - PARK BRAKE BRAKE SHOE
2 - OUTER C/V JOINT
3 - HUB/BEARING
4 - PARK BRAKE BRAKE SHOE
5 - STUB SHAFT
Fig. 92 Adapter Mounted In Vise
1 - ADAPTER
2 - PARK BRAKE CABLE BOSS
3 - VISE
4 - PARK BRAKE BRAKE SHOES
5 - 56 BRAKES - BASERS
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(22) Remove the hold down spring and pin (Fig.
94) from the leading park brake shoe.
(23) Remove the adjuster (Fig. 95) from the lead-
ing and trailing park brake shoe.
(24) Remove the leading park brake shoe (Fig. 96)
from the adapter. Leading brake shoe is removed by
rotating the bottom of the brake shoe inward (Fig.
96) until the top of the brake shoe can be removed
from the brake shoe anchor. Then remove the upper
return springs (Fig. 96) from the leading brake shoe.(25) Remove the upper return springs (Fig. 97)
from the trailing park brake shoe.
(26) Remove the hold down spring and pin (Fig.
98) from the trailing park brake shoe.
(27) Remove the trailing park brake shoe from the
adapter.
(28) Remove the park brake shoe actuator from
the adapter and inspect for signs of abnormal wear
and binding at the pivot point.
Fig. 93 Lower Return Spring
1 - ADAPTER
2 - LEADING PARK BRAKE SHOE
3 - RETURN SPRING
4 - TRAILING PARK BRAKE SHOE
Fig. 94 Leading Brake Shoe Hold Down Pin And
Spring
1 - ADAPTER
2 - LEADING PARK BRAKE SHOE
3 - ALLEN WRENCH
4 - HOLD DOWN SPRING/PIN
Fig. 95 Brake Shoe Adjuster
1 - LEADING PARK BRAKE SHOE
2 - ADJUSTER
3 - TRAILING PARK BRAKE SHOE
Fig. 96 Primary Brake Shoe Remove/Install
1 - PARK BRAKE ACTUATOR
2 - ANCHOR
3 - LEADING PARK BRAKE SHOE
4 - UPPER RETURN SPRINGS
5 - TRAILING PARK BRAKE SHOE
RSBRAKES - BASE5-57
SHOES (Continued)
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INSTALLATION
(1) Install the trailing brake shoe on the adapter.
NOTE: When the hold down pin is installed, the
long part of the hold down pin is to be positioned
strait up and down. This will ensure that the hold
down pin is correctly engaged with the adapter.
(2) Install the hold down spring and pin (Fig. 98)
on the trailing park brake shoe.(3) Install the upper return springs (Fig. 97) on
the trailing park brake shoe.
(4) Install the upper return springs on the leading
park brake shoe (Fig. 96). Then position the top of
the leading park brake shoe at the upper anchor and
rotate the bottom of the shoe outward until correctly
installed on the adapter.
(5) Install the adjuster (Fig. 95) between the lead-
ing and trailing park brake shoe.
NOTE: When the hold down pin is installed, the
long part of the hold down pin is to be positioned
strait up and down. This will ensure that the hold
down pin is correctly engaged with the adapter.
(6) Install the hold down spring and pin (Fig. 94)
on the leading park brake shoe.
(7) Install the lower return spring (Fig. 93) on the
leading and trailing park brake shoes.When install-
ing the hold down spring it is to be installed
behind the park brake shoes (Fig. 93).
(8) Install the 4 mounting bolts for the adapter
and hub/bearing into the bolt holes in the axle.
(9) Position the adapter on the 4 mounting bolts
installed in the rear axle (Fig. 99).
(10) Install the hub/bearing on the stub shaft of
outer C/V joint and into the end of the axle. (Fig. 91).
(11) In a progressive crisscross pattern, tighten the
4 hub/bearing mounting bolts until the hub/bearing
is squarely seated against the axle. Then tighten the
hub/bearing mounting bolts to a torque of 129 N´m
(95 ft. lbs.).
Fig. 97 Upper Return Springs
1 - TRAILING PARK BRAKE SHOE
2 - ADAPTER
3 - PARK BRAKE ACTUATOR
4 - UPPER RETURN SPRINGS
Fig. 98 Trailing Brake Shoe Hold Down Pin And
Spring
1 - HOLD DOWN SPRING PIN
2 - ADAPTER
3 - PARK BRAKE ACTUATOR
4 - TRAILING PARK BRAKE SHOE
5 - ALLEN WRENCHFig. 99 Adapter Installed On Mounting Bolts
1 - DRIVESHAFT OUTER C/V JOINT
2 - MOUNTING BOLTS
3 - ADAPTER
4 - PARK BRAKE SHOES
5 - MOUNTING BOLTS
5 - 58 BRAKES - BASERS
SHOES (Continued)
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(12) Install the wheel speed sensor on the hub/
bearing and adapter. Install the wheel speed sensor
attaching bolt (Fig. 89). Tighten the wheel speed sen-
sor attaching bolt to a torque of 12 N´m (105 in. lbs).
(13) Install the park brake cable into its mounting
hole in the adapter.Be sure all the locking tabs
on the park brake cable retainer are expanded
out to ensure the cable will not pull out of the
adapter.
(14) Install the end of the park brake cable on the
park brake actuator lever (Fig. 87).
NOTE: The horseshoe clip must be installed and
installed properly when the park brake cable is
installed in the adapter. The purpose of the horse-
shoe clip is to prevent park brake cable retainer
from moving in the adapter. If horseshoe clip is not
installed the park brake cable retainer will rattle in
the adapter.
(15) Install aNEWhorseshoe clip on the park
brake cable retainer (Fig. 87). The horseshoe clip is
installed between the retainer for the park brake
cable and the adapter. Horseshoe clip must be
installed with the curved end of the clip pointing
straight up and the edge of the curved end facing
toward the rear of the vehicle (Fig. 87).
(16) Remove the locking pliers (Fig. 83) from the
front park brake cable.
(17) Adjust the park brake drum-in-hat brake
shoes. (Refer to 5 - BRAKES/PARKING BRAKE/
SHOES - ADJUSTMENTS).
(18) Install the rotor on the hub/bearing.
(19) Carefully lower caliper and brake shoes over
rotor and onto the adapter using the reverse proce-
dure for removal (Fig. 85).
CAUTION: When installing guide pin bolts extreme
caution should be taken not to crossthread the cal-
iper guide pin bolts.
(20) Install the caliper guide pin bolts (Fig. 84).
Tighten the guide pin bolts to a torque of 22 N´m
(192 in. lbs.).
(21) Clean all foreign material off the threads of
the outer C/V joint stub shaft. Install the washer and
hub nut (Fig. 82) on the stub shaft of the outer C/V
joint.
(22) Set the parking brake.
(23) Tighten the hub nut to a torque of 244 N´m
(180 ft. lbs.).
(24) Install the spring washer (Fig. 81) on the stub
shaft of the outer C/V joint.
(25) Install the nut retainer and cotter pin (Fig.
80) on the stub shaft of the outer C/V joint.
(26) Install the wheel and tire assembly. Tighten
the wheel mounting stud nuts in proper sequenceuntil all nuts are torqued to half specification. Then
repeat the tightening sequence to the full specified
torque of 135 N´m (100 ft. lbs.).
(27) Lower vehicle.
(28) Fully apply and release the park brake pedal
one time. This will seat and correctly adjust the park
brake cables.
CAUTION: Before moving vehicle, pump the brake
pedal several times to insure the vehicle has a firm
brake pedal to adequately stop vehicle.
(29) Road test the vehicle and make several stops
to wear off any foreign material on the brakes and to
seat the brake shoe linings.
ADJUSTMENT - PARKING BRAKE SHOES
CAUTION: Before adjusting the park brake shoes be
sure that the park brake pedal is in the fully
released position. If park brake pedal is not in the
fully released position, the park brake shoes can
not be accurately adjusted.
(1) Raise vehicle.
(2) Remove tire and wheel.
(3) Remove disc brake caliper from caliper adapter
(Fig. 100). (Refer to 5 - BRAKES/HYDRAULIC/ME-
CHANICAL/DISC BRAKE CALIPERS - REMOVAL).
(4) Remove rotor from hub/bearing.
Fig. 100 Disc Brake Caliper
1 - DISC BRAKE CALIPER
2 - ADAPTER
3 - AXLE
4 - GUIDE PIN BOLTS
5 - DRIVESHAFT (AWD MODELS ONLY)
RSBRAKES - BASE5-59
SHOES (Continued)
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NOTE: When measuring the brake drum diameter,
the diameter should be measured in the center of
the area in which the park brake shoes contact the
surface of the brake drum.
(5) Using Gauge, Brake Shoe, Special Tool C-3919
or an equivalent,accuratelymeasure the inside
diameter of the park brake drum portion of the rotor
(Fig. 101).
(6) Using a ruler that reads in 64th of an inch,
accurately read the measurement of the inside diam-
eter of the park brake drum from the special tool
(Fig. 102).
(7) Reduce the inside diameter measurement of
the brake drum that was taken using Special Tool
C-3919 by 1/64 of an inch. Reset Gauge, Brake Shoe,
Special Tool C-3919 or the equivalent used, so that
the outside measurement jaws are set to the reduced
measurement (Fig. 103).(8) Place Gauge, Brake Shoe, Special Tool C-3919,
or equivalent over the park brake shoes. The special
tool must be located diagonally across at the top of
one shoe and bottom of opposite shoe (widest point)
of the park brake shoes.
(9) Using the star wheel adjuster, adjust the park
brake shoes until the lining on the park brake shoes
just touches the jaws on the special tool.
(10) Repeat step 8 above and measure shoes in
both directions.
(11) Install brake rotor on hub and bearing.
(12) Rotate rotor to verify that the park brake
shoes are not dragging on the brake drum. If park
brake shoes are dragging, remove rotor and back off
star wheel adjuster one notch and recheck for brake
shoe drag against drum. Continue with the previous
step until brake shoes are not dragging on brake
drum.
(13) Install disc brake caliper on caliper adapter
(Fig. 100). (Refer to 5 - BRAKES/HYDRAULIC/ME-
CHANICAL/DISC BRAKE CALIPERS - INSTALLA-
TION).
(14) Install wheel and tire.
(15) Tighten the wheel mounting nuts in the
proper sequence until all nuts are torqued to half the
specified torque. Then repeat the tightening sequence
to the full specified torque of 129 N´m (95 ft. lbs.).
(16) Lower vehicle.
(17) Apply and release the park brake pedal one
time. This will seat and correctly adjust the park
brake cables.
CAUTION: Before moving vehicle, pump brake
pedal several times to ensure the vehicle has a firm
enough pedal to stop the vehicle.
Fig. 101 Measuring Park Brake Drum Diameter
Fig. 102 Reading Park Brake Drum Diameter
1 - SPECIAL TOOL C-3919
2 - RULER
Fig. 103 Setting Gauge To Park Brake Shoe
Measurement
1 - RULER
2 - SPECIAL TOOL C-3919
5 - 60 BRAKES - BASERS
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(18) Road test the vehicle to ensure proper func-
tion of the vehicle's brake system.
CABLES - PARKING BRAKE
REMOVAL - PARKING BRAKE CABLE (FRONT)
(1) Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a
hoist. (Refer to LUBRICATION & MAINTENANCE/
HOISTING - STANDARD PROCEDURE).
(2) Manually release the automatic self-adjusting
mechanism tension of the parking brake lever (pedal)
assembly. (Refer to 5 - BRAKES - STANDARD PRO-
CEDURE).
(3) Remove the intermediate and left rear park
brake cable from the park brake cable equalizer (Fig.
104).
(4) Remove the front park cable housing retainer
from body outrigger bracket (Fig. 105). Cable is
removable by sliding a 14 mm box wrench over cable
retainer and compressing the three retaining fingers.
Alternate method is to use an aircraft type hose
clamp and screwdriver.
(5) Lower vehicle.
(6) Remove the left front door sill molding.
(7) Remove the left front kick panel for access to
the park brake cable and park brake pedal assembly.
(8) Lift floor mat for access to park brake cable
and floor pan. Pull the seal and the park brake cable
(Fig. 106) out of the floor pan of vehicle.
(9) Pull parking brake cable strand end forward
and disconnect button from clevis. Tap cable housing
end fitting out of pedal assembly bracket.(10) Remove cable retainer from the parking brake
lever (pedal) assembly bracket.
(11) Pull front parking brake cable assembly out of
vehicle through hole in floor pan.
Fig. 104 Park Brake Cable Attachment To Equalizer
1 - EQUALIZER
2 - LEFT REAR PARKING BRAKE CABLE
3 - LOCKING NUT
4 - INTERMEDIATE PARKING BRAKE CABLE
5 - FRONT PARKING BRAKE CABLE
Fig. 105 Front Park Brake Cable Attachment To
Body
1 - CABLE HOUSING RETAINER
2 - BODY OUTRIGGER BRACKET
3 - PUSH WRENCH OVER END OF RETAINER HERE
4 - FRONT PARK BRAKE CABLE
Fig. 106 Front Park Brake Cable At Floor Pan
1 - PARK BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY
2 - PARK BRAKE PEDAL
3 - CARPET
4 - FRONT PARK BRAKE CABLE
5 - SEAL
6 - FLOOR PAN
RSBRAKES - BASE5-61
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