JeremyW
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
Hey folks. Yes, I searched before posting; I only found one slight mention of my problem.
Just installed the teraflex rear disc conversion kit on my 97 XJ with the 8.25 axle. Everything went fine, put everything back together, bled brakes, took for a quick test drive, and no problems.
Took it out later in the day and drove 30 miles on the freeway. Got out of the jeep and it smelled like burning brakes. Left rear rotor was pretty damn hot (not quite red though) and there was an obvious burn/wear mark on it (brand new rotor!)
Seems like the left rear caliper is stuck. Anyone else have this problem?
Other info:
- The right rear caliper is fine.
- Parking brake cable is definitely not causing the burning smell; I can see the wear mark on the outside of the rotor, so I know its the caliper/pads. Parking brake cable is even a bit loose at this point; need to pull handle all the way up to prevent jeep from rolling when jeep is idling in Drive or Reverse.
- My jeep has the stock proportioning valve. I did a lot of reading and there are various reports both ways for keeping or swapping. I figured I'd keep the stock one for now. I assume if there was a problem with too much pressure being sent to the rear brakes that BOTH the left and right would display a problem, not just one! Am I crazy ? Did I get a crappy left caliper from Teraflex?
Any advice much appreciated.
Thanks.
Just installed the teraflex rear disc conversion kit on my 97 XJ with the 8.25 axle. Everything went fine, put everything back together, bled brakes, took for a quick test drive, and no problems.
Took it out later in the day and drove 30 miles on the freeway. Got out of the jeep and it smelled like burning brakes. Left rear rotor was pretty damn hot (not quite red though) and there was an obvious burn/wear mark on it (brand new rotor!)
Seems like the left rear caliper is stuck. Anyone else have this problem?
Other info:
- The right rear caliper is fine.
- Parking brake cable is definitely not causing the burning smell; I can see the wear mark on the outside of the rotor, so I know its the caliper/pads. Parking brake cable is even a bit loose at this point; need to pull handle all the way up to prevent jeep from rolling when jeep is idling in Drive or Reverse.
- My jeep has the stock proportioning valve. I did a lot of reading and there are various reports both ways for keeping or swapping. I figured I'd keep the stock one for now. I assume if there was a problem with too much pressure being sent to the rear brakes that BOTH the left and right would display a problem, not just one! Am I crazy ? Did I get a crappy left caliper from Teraflex?
Any advice much appreciated.
Thanks.