Brake help.
03-22-2013, 10:26 PM
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Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 12 hole bosch Injectors
The brakes will grab about 1/4 of the travel length in the brake pedal. They're just REALLY spongy. Like there's not enough pressure behind the pedal.
I guess that's a good way of putting it. Not enough pressure is being delivered to the brakes. Thus, the pedal is spongy.
I guess that's a good way of putting it. Not enough pressure is being delivered to the brakes. Thus, the pedal is spongy.
03-22-2013, 10:36 PM
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My brake lines are all good. I inspected the thoroughly before removing the calipers.
03-23-2013, 10:52 PM
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On a side note, I've been doing some research... I don't know if this technique actually works, but I've read; you can slam on the breaks going roughly 10mph and this will "reset" your pedal? Can anyone verify this?
03-24-2013, 01:32 AM
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Engine: 4.0L
I think that is referring to the auto adjustment of the rear drum brakes. A full stop forward and backward will put the final adjustment on drum brakes. Haven't ever heard of it reseting the pedal. It might feel like it does though.
03-24-2013, 01:37 AM
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Year: 1989 xj sport 2dr
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Yes, we did this. I was the one pumping the break. Again, I wasn't the person doing the bleeding. I'll try it again as the bleeder. And I'll be doing the rear drums this time as well.
On a side note, I've been doing some research... I don't know if this technique actually works, but I've read; you can slam on the breaks going roughly 10mph and this will "reset" your pedal? Can anyone verify this?
On a side note, I've been doing some research... I don't know if this technique actually works, but I've read; you can slam on the breaks going roughly 10mph and this will "reset" your pedal? Can anyone verify this?
03-29-2013, 12:51 AM
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Update:
The pedal is stiff once again.
As I was tooling around town this past weekend, the pedal became more and more stiff. I asked my buddy that helped me do the brakes about it. He said something about having to "bed" them, and that was most likely the issue. However it's been replaced with something else... Go figure. I'm getting a jerk/pulse in my steering wheel now when I turn in either direction. Are u-joints hard to replace? From what information I've gathered, it's most likely u-joint related. I'm not getting any popping or grinding yet however.
The pedal is stiff once again.
As I was tooling around town this past weekend, the pedal became more and more stiff. I asked my buddy that helped me do the brakes about it. He said something about having to "bed" them, and that was most likely the issue. However it's been replaced with something else... Go figure. I'm getting a jerk/pulse in my steering wheel now when I turn in either direction. Are u-joints hard to replace? From what information I've gathered, it's most likely u-joint related. I'm not getting any popping or grinding yet however.
03-29-2013, 12:54 AM
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Or I could be stuck in 4wd. It's the same kind of binding you'd get driving on pavement with 4H engaged.
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