This may be mostly a rant post as I haven't had a chance to remove the front drivers' wheel yet.... had to take the wife to work and borrow her car and get to work. Ugh!!
Went out to head to work, start the '01 XJ, step on brake pedal and noticed a little 'pop' feel and then the normal pedal feel. Back out of the driveway, brakes felt normal...ish. Slowly head out the neighborhood road and come to the stop sight and bamn... brake pedal to the floor, Brake Light comes on, and I barely coast to a stop...ish. FK!! Back up and turn around, drive back home very slowly and pull into my driveway and stop. This time my brakes worked... then the pedal goes to the floor and the Brake Light comes on.
Pop the hood and check the brake fluid in master cylinder (looks good), shine light on my drivers side wheel and notice fluid all over the inner wheel well and on the rim of the tire. Didn't see anything on the passenger side. Looks like I found the side that's bad.
I've tried looking up parts for new soft brake lines but can't find any?? Anyone have a part number or know where I can find a new soft/rubber line? I don't know if that's the problem yet but I'd like to have parts on hand if needed. Could be a brake caliper but I've never had one 'blow' on me like that.
I've also replace the rear Drum's w/ Discs a couple years back and have had zero issues on that front. Had a leaking rear drum cylinder in the past prior to swapping in discs.
Anyone had any similar experiences they could share? Place your bets on what you think it could be.
Went out to head to work, start the '01 XJ, step on brake pedal and noticed a little 'pop' feel and then the normal pedal feel. Back out of the driveway, brakes felt normal...ish. Slowly head out the neighborhood road and come to the stop sight and bamn... brake pedal to the floor, Brake Light comes on, and I barely coast to a stop...ish. FK!! Back up and turn around, drive back home very slowly and pull into my driveway and stop. This time my brakes worked... then the pedal goes to the floor and the Brake Light comes on.
Pop the hood and check the brake fluid in master cylinder (looks good), shine light on my drivers side wheel and notice fluid all over the inner wheel well and on the rim of the tire. Didn't see anything on the passenger side. Looks like I found the side that's bad.
I've tried looking up parts for new soft brake lines but can't find any?? Anyone have a part number or know where I can find a new soft/rubber line? I don't know if that's the problem yet but I'd like to have parts on hand if needed. Could be a brake caliper but I've never had one 'blow' on me like that.
I've also replace the rear Drum's w/ Discs a couple years back and have had zero issues on that front. Had a leaking rear drum cylinder in the past prior to swapping in discs.
Anyone had any similar experiences they could share? Place your bets on what you think it could be.