4.slow95

yes but not as much as your saying it does. i say break lines definitely. like he said... you cant visually check them so just replace the side opposite of the pull. so if jeep is pulling to the left replace the right. it fixed mine.

shooter5635

Let me see what lubing the pins does. I don't wanna go and spend money on things I don't need to. How much is the brake line, and is it just the rubber piece? Or do I have to run new line all the way to the mc? (at work and can't look)

Bustedknuckle

Definitely leaning towards calipers and hoses. Also, turn or replace the rotors, should have been done before.

As far as the calipers, just because somethings "new", doesn't mean its good. More then once I've seen a bad pat out of the box.

Also, replace the hoses themselves. When the inner liner breaks down over time, it can create a restriction in the line. Whenever I have a vehicle with that sort of condition, I always do pads, rotors, calipers, and hoses. One shot deal, everything is new, and covered under warranty, plus from a liability stand point kind of half too unless advised otherwise.

freegdr

never replace just one side of brake parts always replace both side

4.slow95

agreed. but he stated he didnt want to spend too much money. but i always try to replace all at once ie. ball joints. one goes replace all four.

shooter5635

If I'm going to replace the hose, I ALWAYS do both sides with brakes.

How can I tell if the caliper is bad?

How hard is it to replace the hose? I've never replaced any brake hose before

DaddyCat

If the caliper is bad it will not release and/or hold the rotor (frozen caliper piston).

Repacing hoses is pretty easy if the hard line fitting that connects to the rubber hose is not rusted solid. Penetrating oil on the hard line fitting and a good flare nut wrench is a must. Vise grips wrench is a distant second choice. The vise grip wrench can cause the fitting to grab the tube inside and twist the tube if you're not carefull.

shooter5635

The drift goes away when I take my foot off the brake so the caliper isn't frozen.

I'm still going to lube everything first.

Is the line wrench for sure 3/8ths? I don't have any of the flare nut wrenches but I will go out and get them if necessary. Gotta use the right tool for the job.

shooter5635

Replaced the rotors. Greased the pins along with every other contact point with caliper specific grease and it appears to have fixed the problem.

Thanks for the help!

DaddyCat

Congrats!
Did you decided to leave on the old hoses?

shooter5635

I ended up leaving the brake lines for now.

If I don't have to fight with Chicago-land rust, I won't.

DaddyCat

I know what you mean. I went out to confirm the wrench was 3/8 and noticed my hard line fitting was ugly with rust.