Chrysler LLC is in the midst of pulling its equipment from a Canadian parts maker after the auto maker was forced to idle a second assembly plant Thursday due over a shipment problem.

The auto maker won approval from the Superior Court in Ontario to begin removing its equipment from an engine and transmission bracket making plant owned by Trans Cast Precision Inc.

Chrysler idled its Brampton, Ont., assembly plant Thursday due to the bracket shortage, Chrysler spokesman Dave Elshoff said. The factory assembles Dodge Challengers and Chargers. A day earlier, Chrysler temporarily stopped production at its Windsor minivan assembly plant and warned other North American factories could be impacted.

The problem centers on a payment dispute between Trans Cast and Chrysler in which Trans Cast claims it is owed money, according to union officials who asked not to be identified because they don't speak for the companies. Trans Cast also attempted to initiate a price increase, these people said.

Chrysler now plans to move production to a company-owned casting plant in Etobicoke, Ont. Auto makers traditionally own the equipment auto suppliers use in their plants to make their exclusive parts.

This is the second time in the past 14 months that a dispute has led Chrysler to pull its work and tooling from a supplier. Last year, Chrysler ended all ties with Plastech Engineered Products Inc. in Dearborn, Mich., after the company attempted to raise prices. The decision helped push Plastech into bankruptcy.

-By Jeff Bennett, Dow Jones Newswires; (248) 204-5542; jeff.bennett@dowjones.com