Diesel Data: Automotive Repair

Rear

Rear Brake Disc Inspection
Runout
1. Raise the rear of the vehicle, and support it with safety stands in the proper locations.
2. Remove the brake pads.
3. Inspect the brake disc surface for damage and cracks. Clean the brake disc thoroughly, and remove all rust.





4. Install wheel nuts and suitable flat washers (A) to hold the brake disc securely against the hub, then mount a dial indicator (B) as shown, and measure the runout at 10 mm (3/8 inch) from the outer edge of the brake disc.
5. If the brake disc is beyond the service limit, refinish the brake disc with an on-car brake lathe. The Kwik-Lathe produced by Kwik-Way Manufacturing Co. and the Front Brake Disc Lathe offered by Snap-on Tools Co. are approved for this operation.
Max. refinishing limit: 10.0 mm (3/8 inch)

NOTE:
^ If the brake disc is beyond the service limit for refinishing, replace it.
^ A new brake disc should be refinished if its runout is greater than 0.10 mm (0.004 inch).

Thickness and Parallelism
1. Loosen the rear wheel nuts slightly, then raise the vehicle, and support it with safety stands in the proper locations.
2. Remove the rear wheels.
3. Remove the brake pads.





4. Using a micrometer (A), measure disc thickness at eight points, approximately 45° apart and 10 mm (3/8 inch) in from the outer edge of the brake disc. Replace the brake disc if the smallest measurement is less than the max. refinishing limit.

Brake disc thickness:
Standard: 11.9 - 12.1 mm (0.469 - 0.476 inch)
Max. refinishing limit: 10.0 mm (0.39 inch)
Brake disc parallelism: 0.015 mm (0.0006 inch) max.

NOTE: Parallelism is the maximum allowable difference between the thickness measurements.

5. If the brake disc is beyond the service limit, refinish the brake disc with an on-car brake lathe. The Kwik-Lathe produced by Kwik-Way Manufacturing Co. and the Front Brake Disc Lathe offered by Snap-on Tools Co. are approved for this operation.

NOTE: If the brake disc is beyond the service limit for refinishing, replace it.