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Post by HamiltonLJ on Jun 26, 2008 16:35:56 GMT -5
I was cruising the LJ today and I started to smell clutch well I have an auto so I thought it was the POS in front of me. Well now it started to pull to the right then I realized I was smelling brakes so I took it home and pulled up to the garage and smoke started billowing out of the right front. I pulled the wheel off and the caliper was sticking. I called a real mechanic friend of mine he told me it could also be the line. So after about 2 hours I couldn't find nothing wrong. Put it all back together and its fine. Has anyone had a problem like this before.
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Post by GrassRootsPR on Jun 26, 2008 17:55:30 GMT -5
Sounds simular to what happened to Kurt's Jeep last month.
Maybe the caliper was sticking closed ?
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Post by Founding Father on Jun 26, 2008 20:48:53 GMT -5
yeh i cook ed mine 3 times on the way home just opened the bleader pushed piston back and went on may way
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Post by YellowRubi on Jun 27, 2008 5:18:38 GMT -5
had the same thing.. look at my thread here in the tech section. (smokin axle or brake) It is the caliper for sure. 66.00 at napa and they have to order them and it takes two days. Took me 15 minutes to swap out and get back on the road.
The way to check to see if its the caliper is take the pads off and see if the piston moves easily? If it takes any force to open it, it's shot.
Yes, believe it or not mine had mud packed in it which caused the rubber to breakdown.
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Post by billdacat on Jun 27, 2008 6:28:16 GMT -5
Everyone should take a garden hose and rinse off the brakes, u-joints, pinion-yokes, front and rear crank-shaft seals. Jersey-Devil mud is just plain evil....  |
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Post by HamiltonLJ on Mar 21, 2010 17:02:47 GMT -5
Well I was out cruising the LJ today and guess what. The same caliper is stuck again! I guess it's time for a new one. It lasted almost a year after it stuck the first time.
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Post by cobra001 on Mar 22, 2010 5:46:04 GMT -5
i have the same problem with the cobra only mine is alittle different.when the car is parked after a run and the engine bay gets heat soaked the master cylinder pressures up.to a point where the brake pedal looses all of its travel until it cools--any ideas?
Vince
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Post by HamiltonLJ on Mar 22, 2010 15:45:18 GMT -5
No idea!!
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Post by cobra001 on Mar 23, 2010 4:21:09 GMT -5
And to think Tom I thought you knew everything.
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Post by cobra001 on Mar 25, 2010 5:49:06 GMT -5
Found out what was causing my brake problems.The rod from the brake pedal to the master cylinder was about 3/16in too long.I shortened it up and no more problems.
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Post by waterman on Mar 25, 2010 5:51:12 GMT -5
That was a nice easy fix for ya!!
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Post by cobra001 on Mar 26, 2010 6:01:07 GMT -5
Easy fix John but with alot of head scratching.
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Post by waterman on Mar 26, 2010 18:19:13 GMT -5
yea i was kinda lost thinking about it so i didnt post anything,,,,,,
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Post by HamiltonLJ on Mar 28, 2010 18:25:31 GMT -5
New caliper is installed and ready for RC!
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