92XJGuy

For a while when I would brake hard at a high speed, my vehicle would pull to one side. I got new pads and noticed one side was more worn out than the other. I'm thinking it's a caliper issue, right? If it is, I'm just going to replace both at the same time. Is there a certain kind I should get? Is RockAuto the best place or will a local auto shop be fine?


Any other thoughts?

bloddy mud

I just bit advanced auto brand lol but ya caliper issue. You got it on the button

92XJGuy

Awesome, figured it was. How much were they roughly? If I'm looking at the same thing on RockAuto, it looks like it's $27?


Thanks

bloddy mud

Ya around there not bad priced. The auto part store will want your old ones. There is a core charge

92XJGuy

Will I get money off/back with them if I go through the store?

XJ-92

i paid 40 each for mine at napa replaced them and took the old ones back and got 20 back on each one. they can sure stop my jeep in a hurry with 35s.

caged

it could be just a simple stuck slider.
why not just remove caliper and pull out the sliders and clean them up with a wire brush on a drill and grease the crap out of them when you slide them back in.

or it could be a sticking piston.

92XJGuy

I have to watch myself when on the highway and make sure I have enough room to brake (more than usual), since it doesn't feel it's as good as it should be, and I'm on 33s.

It's worth a shot, right? How would I check if it's a sticking piston? Or since they're pretty cheap, would it just be a good idea to replace them both? Since I don't know how the previous owners treated them, etc.



Cheers

caged

you could.
but if it's just the sliders, i'd clean em and grease em.

if it's the piston, it would still pull if you have the sliders all lubed up.

if it pulls to the right, check your left caliper, and vise versa.

92XJGuy

I wanted to use this thread to ask another question, but about the rear brakes. My buddy and I tried adjusting my rears, since they've never been done, and my brakes have play in them, even after working on them. We couldn't adjust the brakes due to the adjuster:

I found them on RockAuto for like $3, so I'm going to pick a pair up. I was wondering if you guys think that'll fix my issue. When I brake, the pedal goes down quite a ways. And we did my buddy's brakes and made them a whole lot better. We think my fronts are doing all/most of the work.



Cheers

92XJGuy

So I'm going to replace my calipers. I'm looking on RockAuto. Will any set work?

mr white

Bleed the brakes if your pedal is mushy. The fronts should be doing most of the work.

freegdr

Buy local easier to return if there wrong ...jm2cw

freegdr

Adjusting up rears will result in higher pedal ,bleed after adjustment.

kstopp

Yes, I just recently purchased the loaded wagner thermo-quiet calipers from rockauto. Good quality. If you really want to know your braking system is in good order, get a new pair of front brake hoses (unless you are lifted and have longer lines already). Old ones can break down on the inside and act like a check valve or expand when you press the pedal.

You might want to check this out in the link below, quite a common issue. New calipers will not fix this.

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f9/xj...rooves-924713/

I would also recommend you bleed the entire system with fresh fluid.