N8N_99xj
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Berwyn Heights, MD
Hi all...
the brakes on my '99 have sucked ever since I got it. On purchase, the brakes felt OK through the pedal but required more force than a normal car to stop. When I got home and ran the vehicle through inspection I was told that the fronts were below legal limits, so I quickly replaced pads and rotors to pass. At that time I flushed the brake fluid as well but did nothing else. I then found that the brakes were beyond awful. Had rear shoes adjusted and then they were back to "OK" again but not great. I've put about 10K miles on the vehicle since then.
The other day I was coming home from a job and suddenly my pedal dropped; now it is slightly mushy and if anything stops better but the feel is really disconcerting; when I take up the free play in it it doesn't really stop well at all, then I push through the "mush" and it stops if anything better than it has been, but the feel is unacceptable.
I told my shop owner friend to order me all new hoses, a hardware (slider) kit for the front brakes, and new rear shoes and springs (the latter because I know they're thin, every year I'm told they're "almost worn out" but never actually are. I know the rear brakes are working though because the drums get warm when driving.)
I do not see any evidence of calipers leaking. I'm ASSuming that bad/constricted hoses are the source of all my problems, but I want to replace the hardware as well just in case something is sticking.
This vehicle *does* have ABS but no ABS codes.
Do you think I'm covered, or is there a possibility that there is something else wrong?
the brakes on my '99 have sucked ever since I got it. On purchase, the brakes felt OK through the pedal but required more force than a normal car to stop. When I got home and ran the vehicle through inspection I was told that the fronts were below legal limits, so I quickly replaced pads and rotors to pass. At that time I flushed the brake fluid as well but did nothing else. I then found that the brakes were beyond awful. Had rear shoes adjusted and then they were back to "OK" again but not great. I've put about 10K miles on the vehicle since then.
The other day I was coming home from a job and suddenly my pedal dropped; now it is slightly mushy and if anything stops better but the feel is really disconcerting; when I take up the free play in it it doesn't really stop well at all, then I push through the "mush" and it stops if anything better than it has been, but the feel is unacceptable.
I told my shop owner friend to order me all new hoses, a hardware (slider) kit for the front brakes, and new rear shoes and springs (the latter because I know they're thin, every year I'm told they're "almost worn out" but never actually are. I know the rear brakes are working though because the drums get warm when driving.)
I do not see any evidence of calipers leaking. I'm ASSuming that bad/constricted hoses are the source of all my problems, but I want to replace the hardware as well just in case something is sticking.
This vehicle *does* have ABS but no ABS codes.
Do you think I'm covered, or is there a possibility that there is something else wrong?