Hi guys. I have a 95 XJ Sport. For a couple of months now, on humid, warmer days the first time I come to a stop after the Jeep has been sitting for awhile, I'll apply the brakes, begin stopping, and then a second or two later there will be a large, startling "THUNK!" and the Jeep starts to decellerate more rapidly. I thought it was suspension at first. It almost feels like you slide forward for a second on your suspension before you begin slowing. But today it did a REAL strong one while I was turning and stopping, and I even felt the brake pedal sink a tiny bit when it happened. It usually only does this the first stop or two.
This means that the brakes- I think it is the rear but not sure- are binding for a second when I apply them, and then snapping free all of a sudden and ending up where they should be. And the warmer and more humid it is, the worse it happens. Today is mid 70's and rainy, so it is doing it pretty bad today. I'm going on a 3000 mile trip in 2.5 weeks so I really need to get this taken car of ASAP.
So...any ideas on how humidity affects brakes?
Thanks
-Adam
This means that the brakes- I think it is the rear but not sure- are binding for a second when I apply them, and then snapping free all of a sudden and ending up where they should be. And the warmer and more humid it is, the worse it happens. Today is mid 70's and rainy, so it is doing it pretty bad today. I'm going on a 3000 mile trip in 2.5 weeks so I really need to get this taken car of ASAP.
So...any ideas on how humidity affects brakes?
Thanks
-Adam