95 zj no brakes!

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07-14-2010, 08:08 PM

MaddXJ85

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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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07-14-2010, 08:17 PM

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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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07-14-2010, 09:44 PM

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x2 on bleeding.

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07-15-2010, 07:27 AM

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check the vacuum line to booster

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07-15-2010, 08:31 AM

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I bet the fluid is clogged somewhere on the line.. Id check that, does the emergency brake work ?

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07-15-2010, 03:24 PM

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Thanks. I'll give this a shot.

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07-15-2010, 03:25 PM

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I bet the fluid is clogged somewhere on the line.. Id check that, does the emergency brake work ?

That's kinda what I was thinking too. Yes the e-brake does work... pretty well actually.

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07-15-2010, 05:43 PM

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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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07-15-2010, 06:53 PM

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Thats exactly what happens. I forgot to mention that earlier. oops. the pedal doesn't move when the engine is running like it normally would. I look into the booster. Thanks

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07-16-2010, 05:06 PM

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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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07-16-2010, 05:14 PM

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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.

Great you got them fixed. And thanks for the up-date rather than letting us keep wondering.

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07-16-2010, 05:15 PM

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Now you need to post some pics of the ZJ.

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07-16-2010, 05:37 PM

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Now you need to post some pics of the ZJ.

Yeah i'm workin' on getting some pics but the camera is down for the count lol. I'll see what I can do. It's stock right now. Thinkin about starting a build thread but it would be slow goin lol.

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Yeah i'm workin' on getting some pics but the camera is down for the count lol. I'll see what I can do. It's stock right now. Thinkin about starting a build thread but it would be slow goin lol.

That's cool. Hey they're all stock in the beginning. My Jeeps are stock but I still took pics.

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