Hello All,
I have a 2018 Dodge Charger RT and looking to change my pads and rotors both front and rear
I’m looking for torque setting for the caliber bolts that go into the slide pins as well as setting for the caliber bracket bolts.
when I did a search online i saw this The front brake caliper bracket should be tightened to 70 ft/lbs and the rear should tightened 85 ft/lbs. The caliper bolts have a torque spec of 44 ft/lbs and 23 ft/lbs in the rear.
Now I’ve seen Setting in a Haynes manual below highlighted in red that agrees with the 44 & 23 setting but not the 70 & 85
Which one is correct????
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Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, Magnum & Challenger 2005 thru 2018 Haynes Online Manual
Specifications
General
Disc brakes
Note:
One foot-pound (ft-lb) of torque is equivalent to 12 inch-pounds (in-lbs) of torque. Torque values below approximately 15 ft-lbs are expressed in inch-pounds, because most foot-pound torque wrenches are not accurate at these smaller values.
* Use new fasteners
** Use new copper washers
*** Use new mounting hardware and a new O-ring seal between the master cylinder and brake booster
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I have a 2018 Dodge Charger RT and looking to change my pads and rotors both front and rear
I’m looking for torque setting for the caliber bolts that go into the slide pins as well as setting for the caliber bracket bolts.
when I did a search online i saw this The front brake caliper bracket should be tightened to 70 ft/lbs and the rear should tightened 85 ft/lbs. The caliper bolts have a torque spec of 44 ft/lbs and 23 ft/lbs in the rear.
Now I’ve seen Setting in a Haynes manual below highlighted in red that agrees with the 44 & 23 setting but not the 70 & 85
Which one is correct????
Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, Magnum & Challenger 2005 thru 2018 Haynes Online Manual
Specifications
General
| Brake fluid type | See Chapter 1 |
| Minimum brake pad thickness | See Chapter 1 |
| Disc minimum thickness | Cast into disc |
| Disc runout limit | |
| All except SRT8 | 0.0014 inch |
| SRT8 | 0.0012 inch |
| Parking brake shoe minimum thickness | 1/32-inch |
| Torque specifications | Ft-lbs (unless otherwise indicated) |
One foot-pound (ft-lb) of torque is equivalent to 12 inch-pounds (in-lbs) of torque. Torque values below approximately 15 ft-lbs are expressed in inch-pounds, because most foot-pound torque wrenches are not accurate at these smaller values.
| Adjustable brake pedal assembly nuts | 18 |
| Caliper mounting bolts (all models exc. SRT8) | |
| 2005 models | |
| Front | 44 |
| Rear | 44 |
| 2006 and later models | |
| Front | 44 |
| Rear | 23 |
| Caliper mounting bolts (fixed calipers - SRT8 models)* | |
| Front | |
| Models built on or before 8/30/12 | 140 |
| Models built after 8/30/12 | 121 |
| Rear | 98 |
| Caliper center support bolt (2016 and later SRT8 models) | 22 |
| Caliper mounting bracket bolts (floating calipers; all models exc. SRT8) | |
| 2012 and earlier models | |
| Front | 70 |
| Rear | 85 |
| 2013 and 2014 models | |
| Models built on or before 8/30/12 | 140 |
| Models built after 8/30/12 | 121 |
| Rear | 44 |
| 2015 and later models* | |
| Front | 98 |
| Rear | 81 |
| Brake hose-to-caliper banjo bolt** | |
| 2005 models (front and rear) | 32 |
| 2006 through 2014 models (front and rear) | |
| All except SRT8 | 37 |
| SRT8 | 24 |
| 2015 and later models | |
| Front | |
| All except SRT8 | 37 |
| SRT8 | 24 |
| Rear (all models) | 27 |
| Master cylinder-to-brake booster nuts*** | |
| 2005 models | 19 |
| 2006 models | 18 |
| 2007 through 2012 models | |
| MK25 master cylinder | 18 |
| MK25E master cylinder | 132 in-lbs |
| 2013 and later models | 17 |
| Electric Vacuum Pump (EVP)-to-bracket bolts | 71 in-lbs |
| Power brake booster mounting nuts | 18 |
| Wheel lug nuts | See Chapter 1 |
** Use new copper washers
*** Use new mounting hardware and a new O-ring seal between the master cylinder and brake booster
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