Jeep 1996 Grand Cherokee Service Manual - page 174
(2) Remove caliper bolts and lift caliper off rotor
and bracket. Suspend caliper from chassis or suspen-
sion component with wire.
(3) Retract parking brakeshoes and remove rotor.
(4) Remove axle shaft. Refer to Group 3 for proce-
dure.
(5) Remove parking brakeshoes from splash shield.
(6) Remove nuts attaching splash shield and cali-
per bracket to axle tube flange.
(7) Remove splash shield and caliper bracket from
axle studs and work lever out of rear cable eyelet.
(8) Mark position of splash shield and bracket for
assembly reference. Use paint or scriber to mark
parts.
(9) Drill out rivets that retain splash shield to cal-
iper bracket (Fig. 52). If rivet heads did not come
completely off after drilling, remove remaining pieces
with small chisel. Note that the rivets do not
have to be replaced at installation. The rivets
are only used during manufacture to keep the
boot in place during handling.
(10) Note position of cam and lever for installation
reference. Then remove cam and lever from splash
shield and bracket.
(11) Separate splash shield and caliper bracket.
Then remove lever boot from bracket (Fig. 53).
INSTALLATION
(1) If original bracket and shield will be reused,
clean them with Mopar carb and brake cleaner. Also
clean shoe contact pad surfaces of shield with 400
grit paper. Lubricate pad surfaces with light coat of
Mopar multi-mileage grease.
(2) Apply thin coat of contact cement or silicone
adhesive to new lever boot and to boot mounting area
of caliper bracket (Fig. 54). Apply adhesive to areas
where boot and bracket contact one another. Adhe-
sive is needed to hold boot in position when splash
shield is attached to bracket.
(3) Install
new
boot
on
caliper
bracket.
Metal
retainer part of boot fits over ledge on caliper as shown
Fig. 51 Cam And Lever
Fig. 52 Drilling Out Splash Shield Rivets
Fig. 53 Caliper Bracket, Splash Shield And Lever
Boot
Fig. 54 Applying Adhesive To Parking Brake Lever
Boot
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BRAKES
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)