98NWCherokee
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Portland, OR
My 98 XJ has developed an interesting condition and I wanted to see if anyone else experiences this. After an 8 hour work day I often come out to my XJ after it sat in the rain all day. I notice the first 3 or 4 times I apply the brakes they seem to grab a lot more than usual. I am also getting a slight squeal during this time which I just attribute to brake dust or pads warming up against a cold rotor. The brake fluid is full and I have no leaks. It could probably stand to be flushed but I've seen much much worse. Is this something to be concerned about? The XJ stops just fine and it never feels like the brakes aren't releasing....been there with a 4runner and back brakes that locked up. I'm thinking that brake fluid being water soluable and all....maybe after a heavy period of rain I'm absorbing just a bit of moisture through some older brake fluid resulting in this sort of grabby feeling.....anyone have any thoughts? I'm replacing the front pads in a few weeks because they're down to about 25%.