Rotor replacement for grand caravan

check and test proportion valve and the rubber flex lines to calipers-booster for leaks or binding

Sounds like you need some brake service. I would take your pads off and check them replace if necessary, check rotors and replace if needed, check calipers and replace if needed. If this is a drum set check shoes, and drum, and wheel cylinders. Bleed system.

jack up vehicle, remove tire. knock out old stud with a hammer and punch. put new stud in from back if need be. to draw it up tight.use a lug nut with something under it so when you tighten the nut it brings the stud into position. remove the nut you put on. and replace the tire. good-day! if the brakes and rotor are in the way. you will have to remove them to replace the wheel stud.

once the tire and the brake caliper is off,you will have to remove the caliper mount bracket then you can remove the rotor sometimes you have to hit the rotor with a hammer to break it loose from the hub because of the rust.

This hub bearing is a complete asm, it bolts on and not like some older cars where the bearing and seals are separte and must be pressed in and out with the spindle removed. to replace the bearing hub remove the tire and then remove the brake caliper, this is done by removing the two caliper bolts and then pull off and hang of to the side. next remove the brake rotor the rotr may slide right of or may need to be banged on with a hmmer to break it free, with the rotor off next remove the center axle nut on the cv axle this if in the center front as you look at the front of it, next on the rear you will see four bolts that need to be removed, look at the new hub asm to see the bolt holes to give you an idea on the bolt location, you can see the bolt holes from the front of the hub after removing the bolts you will then use a hammer to bang on the hub to break it free from the sindle, the bearing comes out the front, heres a picture of the hub bearing to helps.

First, take off the tire. Use an air tool if you have it. Then loosen the bolts holding the caliper to the rotor. Then pull the caliper off the rotor and take the rotor off the hub. Simply put the new rotor on the hub. Then take off the old pads and pay attention to how they are on to make it easier to install the new ones. Next you need a C-clamp. You have to push the piston back down inside the caliper for it to fit on the rotor with the new pads. Put on the new pads and put it in place on the rotor. Tighten the bolts back on the caliper and you're almost done. I also like to put never seize on the rotor around where the tire touches it so it's easier to remove for the next time. Put the tire back on and tighten it up. That's all! Good luck!

Things You'll Need:

• Floor jack Jack stand Wheel chock 1/2-inch drive breaking bar 1/2-inch drive socket set 1/2-inch drive ratchet C-clamp Bungee cord Flathead screwdriver Ball peen hammer Handheld portable propane torch (optional) Medium grade sand paper or emery cloth Anti-seize lubricant.

STEPS TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES

1. Park the Dodge Caravan on a level paved or concrete surface.2
2. Place a wheel chock in front of one of the front tires.3
3. Break the lug nuts loose on the reartires.4
4. Lift one side of the rear axle of theCaravan using the floor jack and place a jack stand under the rear axle.5
5. Remove the lug nuts and tire.6
6. Remove the caliper bolts using the ratchet and a socket. Remove the pads from the caliper starting with the outboard pad and pry it from the caliper housing with a flathead screwdriver. Remove the inboard pad and compress the piston of the caliper in using the C-clamp. Replace the pads. Hang the caliper to the frame using the bungee cord.
7. Remove the caliper anchor bolts using the ratchet and a socket.8
8. Remove any retaining rings on the hub of the rotor around the studs. Pry them off with the screwdriver and discard them. You will not need them for reinstallation.
9. Strike the fin of the rotor on the edge using the ball peen hammer. Spin the rotor and strike it often and from the inside of the tire well moving out. Use as much force as necessary. If the rotor still does not want to come off (rare cases) light up the portable propane torch and apply a liberal amount of heat to the hub of rotor around the lug studs and strike with the hammer to shock it from the hub.0Sand down the hub facing with a medium grade sandpaper or emery cloth once the rotor has been removed and the hub has cooled down if you had to use the torch. Sand down the edges of the hub as well.
10. Apply a light coat of anti-seize lubricant to the edge of the hub and this will help in the future when the rotor needs to be removed again for whatever reason.
11. Replace the parts in reverse procedure and repeat the steps for the other side.

I discovered that you need to remove the entire assembly in order to remove the rotor.So all I needed was the socket to remove the hanger that the caliper was attached to.

Try heating it around the parting face with a lpg torch.

That should be all you have to do to remove the caliper. 2 bolts. Sometimes you have to separate the pads from the rotor with a little bar or screwdriver to free up the caliper.