Front brakes on 96 ram 1500

From : johnny5

Q: 1996 ram 1500 3.9l auto 113000km what size of wrench is needed to remove the caliper allen bolts im about to start a brake job but the haynes manual doesnt indicate the size. i dont want to be running to the parts store halfway through the job realising i dont have the right socket. thanks .

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From : tom lawrence

what size of wrench is needed to remove the caliper allen bolts 3/8 .

From : tbone

if your toolbox is adequately stocked as you say then you should have what you need. a metric hex socket set is not so expensive that you shouldnt already have one especially if you have worked on any modern cars. the fact that you are asking these questions looks like you are a first timer. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving ive done many brake jobs this is simply the first on a dodge truck. from experience i know that some dodges like the early caravan are a mixed bag of metric and standard. my tool chest is adequately stocked but has a limited assortment of metric hex wrenches hence my question. you clearly dont have the answer so why did you bother replying are you sure you want to be a troller and flamer if you dont even have the tools to remove the caliper bolts are you sure that you want to take on this job what if you brake something -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving 1996 ram 1500 3.9l auto 113000km what size of wrench is needed to remove the caliper allen bolts im about to start a brake job but the haynes manual doesnt indicate the size. i dont want to be running to the parts store halfway through the job realising i dont have the right socket. thanks .

From : johnny5

ive done many brake jobs this is simply the first on a dodge truck. from experience i know that some dodges like the early caravan are a mixed bag of metric and standard. my tool chest is adequately stocked but has a limited assortment of metric hex wrenches hence my question. you clearly dont have the answer so why did you bother replying are you sure you want to be a troller and flamer if you dont even have the tools to remove the caliper bolts are you sure that you want to take on this job what if you brake something -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving 1996 ram 1500 3.9l auto 113000km what size of wrench is needed to remove the caliper allen bolts im about to start a brake job but the haynes manual doesnt indicate the size. i dont want to be running to the parts store halfway through the job realising i dont have the right socket. thanks .

From : tbone

if you dont even have the tools to remove the caliper bolts are you sure that you want to take on this job what if you brake something -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving 1996 ram 1500 3.9l auto 113000km what size of wrench is needed to remove the caliper allen bolts im about to start a brake job but the haynes manual doesnt indicate the size. i dont want to be running to the parts store halfway through the job realising i dont have the right socket. thanks .

From : cbhvac

ive done many brake jobs this is simply the first on a dodge truck. from experience i know that some dodges like the early caravan are a mixed bag of metric and standard. my tool chest is adequately stocked but has a limited assortment of metric hex wrenches hence my question. you dont know that much about them..or you would not have asked and if you have a chest that has plenty of tools in it its a simple matter to discover that the size is the same as a gm product.. however its painfully obvious that you are too lazy to discover this for yourself as anyone that has a tool box full of proper and common tools would have discovered that in about 4 seconds. you clearly dont have the answer so why did you bother replying are you sure you want to be a troller and flamer ahh....the joys of lazy newbies that want to try to impress the masses... are you sure you can handle getting the wheels off if you dont even have the tools to remove the caliper bolts are you sure that you want to take on this job what if you brake something -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving jo

From : ron stom lawrence

yep i certainly did. .

From : tom lawrence

youre thanking him for a wrong answer. really damn - and to think for the last 8 years ive been using the wrong wrench. .

From : lance carpenterjohnny5johnny5

neil i think you pegged it thanks! my block was actually put through a thermal cleaner more destructive than a hot tank would be for that part and being a softer metal makes perfect sense for a swaged fitting. im surprised that none of the manuals mention this procedure thank goodness for the group!. thanks again for taking the time to help me out! neil nelson wrote lance carpenter fiveseas@earthlink.net wrote i am rebuilding the 360 in my 1975 1/2 ton powerwagon and i have hit a snag. all of the machine work is done and i am most of the way through the re-assembly. when i tried to install the distributor/oil pump drive it would not go in far enough to engage the oil pump. further investigation revealed a bushing aluminum in the opening of the block next to the cam gear where the distributor drive shaft enters. the drive shaft has a shoulder on it that will not go through this bushing. when i disassembled the engine i dont remember this bushing and the drive was fairly easy to remove. when i take the bushing out it lifts out easily i can install the drive and it engages the oil pump as it should. im concerned about taking the bushing out if it is actually supposed to be there but none of my manuals chiltons haynes and how to rebuild your small block mopar by don taylor mention it or show any photos/drawings of it. does anyone know if there is supposed to be a bushing in this opening or have a service manual with an exploded view of the oil pump drive and distributor that might show what is or isnt supposed to be there if it is supposed to be there why doesnt the shaft fit through it anymore as you can imagine im close to finishing the rebuild and im anxious to finish but i want to do it right. any help would be greatly appreciated! lance carpenter yes that bushing is supposed to be there. likely what happened is; the machine shop removed and discarded the old one since it probably woudnt have survived the hot tank cleaning process. they re-installed a new bushing but did not resize it. the resize procedure involves a special too that draws a sizing ball thru the bushing which opens up burnishes the bushing to the correct diameter -and- swages it to the bore in the block. the correct sizing tool is miller # c-3053 and is still available from otc/miller/kent-moore .

From : gary carter

dont know what the fuss was at the beginning of the thread had to go out and but a 3/8 allen wrench myself to do my brakes up till then all i aver needed was a box end wrench for a dodge. at least its not a ford you need a large torx for the last one of them i did and broke three before i figured out the used loc-tite on them at the factory. gary carter | youre thanking him for a wrong answer. | | really damn - and to think for the last 8 years ive been using the wrong | wrench. | | .

From : johnny5

having completed the brakes it is indeed a 3/8 allen. you havent been using the wrong wrench just working on a different vehicle.older fwd use a standard socket. youre thanking him for a wrong answer. really damn - and to think for the last 8 years ive been using the wrong wrench. .

From : tom lawrence

you havent been using the wrong wrench just working on a different guess you missed the sarcasm... .