How to Replace the Brakes and Calipers on a 1998 Plymouth Voyager

The brake pads and brake calipers on your 1998 Plymouth Voyager work in conjunction to stop the vehicle when the brake pedal is depressed. The cylinder inside of the brake caliper pushes the brake pads to the sides of the rotors. When the cylinder inside of the caliper has completely compressed the brake pads to the sides of the rotor, the Voyager will come to a safe stop. When the brake pads wear down, they will need to be changed.

Instructions

1

Park your 1998 Plymouth Voyager on a flat surface and open the hood.

2

Remove the black plastic lid on the brake fluid container. The brake fluid container holds all of the brake fluid.

3

Loosen the lug nuts from both front wheels with a lug wrench. Jack your 1998 Plymouth Voyager up in the air and position jack stands under the side rails on both sides of the van. Be sure to position the jack stands near the front of the van. Release the jack so that the Voyager is sitting securely on the jack stands.

4

Remove both front wheels from the Voyager by taking off the lug nuts a lug wrench. Pull both the front driver side and passenger side wheels off.

5

Locate the opening at the top of the brake caliper. Slide a small pry bar inside of the opening and pry the caliper back and forth. This will free the caliper from the rotor.

6

Remove the brake caliper from the front driver's side hub. There are two small bolts on the back side of the caliper that can be removed with a 1/2-inch drive ratchet and a metric socket. Turn the bolts counterclockwise to loosen then remove them.

7

Remove the brake fluid supply line from the rear of the caliper with an open-end wrench. Turn the hex nut on the brake fluid supply line counterclockwise to loosen and remove the line from the rear of the caliper.

8

Slide the caliper off of the brake rotor and set the old brake caliper to the side.

9

Place the new brake pads inside of the new brake calipers. Position the new pads into the new caliper in the same direction as the old pads.

10

Place the new caliper with the new brake pads onto the brake rotor. Position the new brake caliper so that you can put the bolts back into the rear of the caliper. Retighten the bolts with the 1/2-inch drive ratchet and metric socket.

11

Screw the brake fluid supply line back onto the rear of the brake caliper. Retighten the brake fluid supply line with the open-end wrench.

12

Replace the driver's side front wheel onto the hub and screw all of the lug nuts back onto the lugs. Tighten the lug nuts down until the wheel begins to turn. Follow these same steps for replacing the pads and calipers on the front passenger side hub also. Jack the front of the Voyager back up and remove the jack stands.

13

Lower the Voyager to the ground. Crank the Voyager up and pump the brakes in and out seven or eight times. This will fill the new caliper with brake fluid and set the new brake pads to the brake rotor. Turn the Voyager off.

14

Check the brake fluid level and add any if necessary. Then put the lid back onto the brake fluid container. Close the hood.