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 front driver caliper stuck!!!
#555407
01/21/05 04:19 AM
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Joined: May 2004
Posts: 910
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Rock Warrior
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ok so i took the YJ for a spin today .. i havn't driven it for a week .. i get to a stop sign hit the breaks and when i start moving again the damn thing starts pulling to the left reall bad ... i have never had this happen so i pull over and look at the front end.. nothing ab normal what so ever so i proceed to the store and when i stop again i can smell breaks (like when you leave the e-brake on) and also felt the heat from the rotor... WTF how do i fix this .. ARGGG <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/nana.gif" alt="" />
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Re: front driver caliper stuck!!!
[Re: TX4wl]
#555408
01/21/05 04:26 AM
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Anonymous
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it depends on what has causd it to stick. some people have good luck pulling the caliper apart cleaning it up and putting it back in service. if it were me i woul go down to your local auto parts store and buy a new (or rebuilt) caliper with a warnentee and put it on.
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Re: front driver caliper stuck!!!
[Re: TX4wl]
#555409
01/21/05 04:35 AM
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Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 2,398
Body Damage is Cool
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For as cheap as rebuilt calipers are, ($18 @ autozone) it's not worth rebuilding it your self. I'd change them on both sides as the other one will probably follow suit. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />
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Re: front driver caliper stuck!!!
[Re: JeePete]
#555410
01/21/05 04:47 AM
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Joined: May 2004
Posts: 910
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Rock Warrior
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werd i knew they were cheap ... but i never had one stick and i have had a Yj for 10 yrs not this one but 3 ... anyways thats the route i guess ill take just can't understand why it did what it did <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/nana.gif" alt="" />
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Re: front driver caliper stuck!!!
[Re: TX4wl]
#555411
01/21/05 04:49 AM
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Anonymous
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the pass. caliper on my jeep has been sticky for almost a year, but has not gotten as bad as yours. as soon as it does its getting changed.
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Re: front driver caliper stuck!!!
#555412
01/21/05 05:00 AM
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Joined: May 2004
Posts: 910
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Rock Warrior
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the pass. caliper on my jeep has been sticky for almost a year, but has not gotten as bad as yours. as soon as it does its getting changed. i have had some that draged alittle but not totally stuck like this.... very strange i mean if i let off the gas and let the wheel go it stops and pulls me to the ditch.. grrrrrrrrrr <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/scared.gif" alt="" />
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Re: front driver caliper stuck!!!
[Re: TX4wl]
#555413
01/21/05 06:18 AM
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Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 2,398
Body Damage is Cool
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'bout 6 months ago I had the driver side Caliper sieze up tight on my YJ. Changed it and about a week later had to change the other one. Just the other day I had the passenger side sieze on the CJ. The good news is The CJ's only cost $12.50 each. I changed them both. It'd be a good time to inspect the rear brakes too. Flush out that funky old fluid. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/barf.gif" alt="" />
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Re: front driver caliper stuck!!!
[Re: JeePete]
#555414
01/22/05 09:30 PM
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Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 616
Rock Warrior
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no doubt, there must be a lot of sticky caliper stuff going on. my yj as been pulling on and off for abot a month, and it was just a couple of days ago that i realized why. wonder if it's salt/cold weather? glad to hear they're so cheap. i'm hoping it holds out till good weather, but that never happens does it!
94 yj 456gears, detroit locker and 30 spline axles out back, 33" bfgs
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Re: front driver caliper stuck!!!
[Re: tomriddle]
#555415
01/23/05 02:16 AM
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Joined: May 2004
Posts: 910
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well i went ahead and got 2 new calipers.. well worth the 14.99$.. but i did take it around the block today and they were fine .. better safe than sorry so im gonna just replace.. thanks for all the help <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/nana.gif" alt="" />
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 Re: front driver caliper stuck!!!
[Re: TX4wl]
#555416
01/23/05 02:47 AM
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Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 7,768
Web Wheeler
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Dallas if there is even a fleeting thought that the brakes need attention..DO IT! If you ever need brakes and the pedal goes to the floor... And all there is only parked cars to stop you or even WORSE! You will kick your own everlovin ass for not spending that money the first time you thought of it.. Brakes is the first thing that should be paid attention. Big Jim <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/drunk.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/drunk.gif" alt="" />
professional bovine relocation specialist
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