Tacowhip
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- New Jersey
Hey guys, the other day I was heading out to go fishing, and about 45 min into my trip my left front brake locked up and started smoking. I let it cool for about 10 min. I crawled under and used my fishing pliers and grabbed the inside pad and saw very slight wiggle. I then grabbed the wheel and was able to rock the jeep, indicating the caliper/brake freed up. I turned around and went home. On my way home the steering pulled left every time when I finished braking and it slowly went away as I drove it. It did this for almost the whole trip home. Then, my right brake started to do the same pulling thing halfway through my trip home. When I got home the right brakes were hot as hell. Sizzling and crackling, just like the left. I pulled the brakes down today when I got time, and I used a pair of large channel locks to compress the piston calipers. They were very tight. I held pressure on the caliper piston with the channel locks and cracked the bleeders. They compressed easier and pushed fluid out. What's going on here? Locking up calipers when heated up? Bad brake lines (which are steel braided and new)? It's a 95 xj. Prob original calipers too.
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