How To Change Brake Pads On 2014 Dodge Ram 1500

How to replace brake pads and rotor on Ram 1500 February 1, 2021Do-it-yourself steps to replace brake pads and rotors on your 2009-2018 Dodge Ram 1500.Parts & Materials RequiredReading: how to change brake pads on 2014 throw 1500 . ram

Brake disc and brake disc set
- Front brake set (2 rotors with spacers and hardware)
- Rear brake set (2 rotors with spacers and hardware)
- Front & rear brake kit (4 rotors with spacers and hardware)
Brake caliper grease
Brake pad cleaner

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Wheel stoppers (to prevent your vehicle from rolling)
Jack and jack stand (to lift and support your vehicle)
Socket size:
- 22mm or 7/8” (for 5 wheel lug nuts, 130 ft-lb preload torque)
- 13mm (to remove/reassemble calipers, 31 ft-lb preload torque)
- 21 mm (to remove/reassemble clamp frame, 130 ft-lb preload torque)
Break bar (for bolt installation)
Ratchet with extension (for bolt installation)
Caliper spreader or C-clamp (for rewinding caliper pistons),
Zip lanyard (optional – to temporarily support removable calipers)
Torque wrench (for preloading appropriate bolts and lug nuts)
Hammer (to remove the seized rotor)
Flat screwdriver (to pry calipers and spacers)
Pliers (to assist with bolt installation)
Metal brush and mat (for cleaning brake assembly components)

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Park the vehicle on a level and firm surface. Use a wheel stopper to prevent the vehicle from rolling.
Loosen (but do not remove) the nut using a 7/8” or 22mm socket breaker bar.
Jack up and support the vehicle, remove the lug nuts and remove the tire.
Use an abraded 13mm hole socket to remove the 2 hex bolts that hold the caliper to the caliper holder. Use pliers to keep the caliper slider from rotating.
Place the flat screwdriver between the spacer and the rotor, carefully pry back to compress the piston and loosen the caliper.
Slide the caliper out and hang it to the coil spring using a zip tie.
Slide/pry the old gaskets out with a flat-head screwdriver.
Use the 22mm socket breaker bar to remove the 2 hex bolts holding the caliper holder. Slide the bracket off the rotor.
The factory rotor will come with a washer holder. Use pliers or a side cutter to remove the retainer from the stud. Repositories are not structural and do not need to be reinstalled.
If the propeller is frozen, use the sled/sledge to hit the propeller cone between the studs to loosen it. Be careful not to hit and damage the threaded studs.
Use a wire brush to clean the spacer clamp grooves on the caliper frame.
Remove the slider pins. Use brake pad cleaner to remove old grease/debris on pins and bores. Clean the parts and grease the new brake calipers.
Slide the pins back into the drilled hole. Make sure that the protective rubber gaskets are not damaged and are firmly attached to the pins.
Install the new spacer clamps (hardware) on the new spacer. You can clean and reuse your old gasket clips if they didn’t come with your replacement spacer set.
Clean the wheel hub with a wire brush. Clean the friction surface of the new rotor using a brake pad cleaner.
Insert the new rotor into the hub, then reinstall the caliper holder. Preload both 21mm to 130 ft-lb (or 175 Nm) hex bolts with a torque wrench.
Use the caliper spreader to push back the piston of the caliper. You can use a simple C-clamp, but be careful not to damage the protective rubber boot.
Apply brake caliper grease on the brake pad calipers (hardware), then install the pads. Be careful not to get grease on the rotor/cushion friction surface.
Reinstall the caliper. Preload both 13mm to 31 ft-lb (or 42 Nm) hex bolts with a torque wrench. Use pliers to keep the sliding caliper from rotating.
Reinstall the wheel and tighten the nuts.
Lower the vehicle and preload the nut in a cross shape to 130 ft-lb (or 175 Nm) with a torque wrench.