Originally Posted by superj

here is an odd thing to ask.

my brakes are spongy. always have been since i bought this cherokee. i replaced all the parts but the proportioning valve since i was told that if it let you have brakes when your line snapped, it was working. and it did, when the rear line broke, the proportioning valve locked off the rear line, just like i hear its supposed to do so i could still stop with the front brakes. a buddy of mine is working on a cherokee with the identical problem, squishy brakes. he power bleed them on a machine, did htem the old fashioned way, everything, just like i did and he is still having hte same problem. he did some googling and came up with removing a seal in the proportioning valve and it should stop the spongyness.

what do you guys think? i have been driving with the brakes feeling terrible for about 6 months and i get really nervous in stop and go traffic because of how they feel. i have replaced it all but the booster and proportioning valve because they tested good. what do you guys think about this seal in the proportioning valve being removed? you ever hear of this to fix the problem? anyone else have this problem and figure it out?

i gave up trying to fix it but since this new idea popped up, i am back in the game to fix the brakes

Originally Posted by Cody Prichard