panic stop!!!!!!!!!!!

[ODAX]

1054209

went for a ride awhile go, had to make a panic stop. the ole jeep jerked left so fast . left rear locked up while i was applying brake . put the suspension kit on last week . have not had any problems. no leaks , bleed brakes. and bleed them again today. still pulls left under heavy braking. didnt notice this before lift , but didnt havr to make a quick stop. what have i done .......? odax :-( [addsig]

 

[Craig]

1054210

Sounds like mabye your brake calipers are shot on one side of your jeep.[addsig]

 

[Tug-n-pull]

1054211

If it had of been a Mazada You could have rolled over it! hehehehehe Tug :-O [addsig]

 

[idrthrbfishing]

1054213

Check your brake lines, you may have a pinch, twist or kink in one of them, When I was a mechanic, in key largo, (just south of miami), this was a common problem we would see on a lot of the lowered cars and trucks which we would get on the used car lot. It may be hard to spot with out removing the lines, but it sounds like a pressure balance problem, possible a bad caliper but if the were working prior, not likely, as it feels normal on a normal stop, Also if you have air in the lines you pedal would drop down quickly and feel normal after a few pumps as the pressure builds back up. If you can,t see anything take it to a brake shop as its not worth killing anything or one over.[addsig]

 

[Jeepster05]

1054221

Same thing happened to my jeep a few weeks ago but it was on the left front. the brake locked up while i was on the trail. Started smoking and it ended up being a shot calliper. now I have to get a new rotor (found a jeep like mine in my schools autotech lab that I'm gettin a guy to yank a rotor for me). [addsig]

 

[ODAX]

1054348

wow, idratherbefishing. you were right on . from the start or should i say right after i installed new brake lines i didnot like the way the line on the drivers side "lay " as it came in the wheelwell, but i thought it would last until i had the wheel off again. WRONG.... it did not have a kink but it was restricted enough to cause a problem. went for short drive and it seems to have fixed the problem. thanks again. ......ODAX




YEA, MY KNUCKLES ARE BLOODY . I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON MY JEEP :-O [addsig]

 

[ODAX]

1054350

close tug it was a honda......same differance. odax........ [addsig]

 

[idrthrbfishing]

1054482

Glad to see you think you found it, Now one more sugestion take the truck on a empty dry road and put it in reverse, get up to about 10 mph or so and apply brakes hard this will set all "auto adjustments in place" also this will deterimine if you still have a balence issue, as it will show up in reverse more pronounced. Also keep an eye on your new brake lines and pay attention to any signs on wear. good luck glad I could help.[addsig]