M1151A1 ECV LF Caliper Installation

[rcamacho]

Long story, I'm WIP re-installing the front differential after a rebuild.
The differential is in, RF brakes are done. I'm having difficulty with the LF caliper installation. There is not enough room in the forward direction to slip the caliper around the adapter/pads/rotor assembly. I'm thinking the differential may need to be re-centered (moved aft a tad) or the lower front control arm bolt may need to be removed in order to allow for the caliper to fit around.

Following TM 9-2320-387-24-1
"7-3. SERVICE BRAKE PAD MAINTENANCE (SERIAL NUMBERS 299999 AND BELOW)"

 

[rcamacho]

Wow.
Just spent 2 hours trying and failed.
Struggling to get 1/4” of clearance for the caliper to crossmember. Loosening the pinion mount and a pry -bar helped but not enough.

Looks like I’m pulling the cooling stack to access the mounts and recentering. Not bad, have to pull the stack anyway.


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[rcamacho]

Closing the thread.
Had to loosen differential mounts from the top and move the diff backwards to optimize clearance.


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