bigalpha
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- Location
- Tucson, AZ
88 MJ; but should be teh same as XJ.
When I first got it, the brakes were nothing to write home about. Marginal, at best.
The pedal wouldn't do anything until halfway to the floor then they'd feel all spongy and crap. So I just bled the whole system, front and rear. The fluid that was in there was dark and nasty; but full. The pads/rotors, shoes/drums are all in good condition with plenty of meat left.
When I hit the brakes, the pedal moves very far down without any feeling of resistance, then about 2/3 the way down, I can feel the brakes start to engage. I can hold the pedal to the floor, but the truck just slows down quickly; it doesn't actually stop. Sitting still at a light, the pedal is probably 1" off of the floor and that is just barely enough to keep the truck from taking off.
There is quite a bit of feedback in the pedal. I can feel the pedal surging back under my foot rhythmically; the speed of the surge is dependent on how fast i'm going. Slow speed, slower surge.
I'm wondering that since the pedal travels over halfway down before there's any engagement of the brakes what it could be. I know what spongy brakes feel like, and the first half-ish part of the pedal stroke there's not even that. There's no visible brake fluid leaks anywhere and the lines seem to be in good condition.
Any ideas?
When I first got it, the brakes were nothing to write home about. Marginal, at best.
The pedal wouldn't do anything until halfway to the floor then they'd feel all spongy and crap. So I just bled the whole system, front and rear. The fluid that was in there was dark and nasty; but full. The pads/rotors, shoes/drums are all in good condition with plenty of meat left.
When I hit the brakes, the pedal moves very far down without any feeling of resistance, then about 2/3 the way down, I can feel the brakes start to engage. I can hold the pedal to the floor, but the truck just slows down quickly; it doesn't actually stop. Sitting still at a light, the pedal is probably 1" off of the floor and that is just barely enough to keep the truck from taking off.
There is quite a bit of feedback in the pedal. I can feel the pedal surging back under my foot rhythmically; the speed of the surge is dependent on how fast i'm going. Slow speed, slower surge.
I'm wondering that since the pedal travels over halfway down before there's any engagement of the brakes what it could be. I know what spongy brakes feel like, and the first half-ish part of the pedal stroke there's not even that. There's no visible brake fluid leaks anywhere and the lines seem to be in good condition.
Any ideas?