95 zj no brakes!
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95 zj no brakes!
Working on my 95 ZJ. It had been sitting for two years before I bought it. I went to move it and NO BRAKES! The pads are fine all the way around and so are the rotors. Fluid is also fine. The pedal is stiff with almost no play in it and I literally have to stand on it just to keep the damn thing from rolling. Any thoughts?
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I'd start by gravity bleeding it. Starting at the RR then LR, RF, LF. Open the bleeder until brake fluid hits the ground, then close the bleeder. Make sure and keep the master full. Move to the next wheel and so on. See what it feels like after that.
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Thanks. I'll give this a shot.
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The vacuum booster is the problem, bleeding is a waste of time. If you had a solid pedal, there is no air in the system. Pump the brake pedal about ten times, now with your foot on the pedal start the engine. The pedal should drop a little, if it does not, you have a bootser problem.
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The vacuum booster is the problem, bleeding is a waste of time. If you had a solid pedal, there is no air in the system. Pump the brake pedal about ten times, now with your foot on the pedal start the engine. The pedal should drop a little, if it does not, you have a bootser problem.
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Got the brakes fixed!!! Thanks for all the help guys... It was actually a little of both. The vacuum line was disconnected and then I bled them and they work great now... Thanks again.
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Got my build thread started finally
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f46/project-green-machine-zj-54281/
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f46/project-green-machine-zj-54281/