The Dodge Ram 2500 has calipers on all four wheels, and any one of these calipers may need to be replaced. If a brake caliper has become damaged, it can affect the brake pads within it and needs to be replaced. This isn't the easiest operation, and professional help is recommended. Keep in mind that the Dodge Ram 2500 is a big truck.
Instructions
- 1
Raise the appropriate end of the truck on jack stands, block the wheels on the other end and remove the wheel for the caliper you need. It helps to loosen the lug nuts before raising the truck.
2Remove the banjo bolt connecting the brake hose to the caliper so you can disconnect the hose. Plug the hose with rubber to prevent fluid from escaping and contaminants from entering. Discard the sealing washers that were on the brake hose fitting.
3Remove the two mounting bolts holding the caliper and remove the caliper from its bracket. It may take some force to detach the caliper.
4Install the new caliper in place on its mounting bracket and install the mounting bolts. Connect the brake hose to the caliper with the banjo bolt; remember to unplug the hose first and use new sealing washers on both sides of the brake hose fitting.
5Bleed the brake system of air; you should only need to do this at the one caliper. Connect a clear tube to the caliper's bleeder valve and insert the tube's other end in a container of fluid. Have another person press the brake pedal while you open the bleeder valve until fluid runs cleanly out the tube with no air. Refill the brake fluid at the master cylinder as needed.
6Replace the wheel and lower the truck.
