e-brake + 40 miles = squishy brakes...
 

Hi been gone a while, but came here first for some help...
Saturday I meet up with my club to go wheeling, while we were waiting
my 3 yr old was sitting in the Jeep so I put on the e-brake. When we
left I released it and took off fine. Jumped immediately on the
expressway and drove 40 miles. When we went to get off the exit my
brake pedal went to the floor and almost scared the **** out of me, then
it pumped up and I had some brakes. Pulled into a gas station and found
that the e-brake cable had frozen up and the rear brakes had been
dragging. We released the brakes by unhooking the cables from the
equalizer. Also took off the drivers side drum and the pads still had
some life left. Now the pedal is real squishy and it seems that the
rear brakes aren't working. Someone said I may have just built up some
air in the lines from them over-heating. The fluid is fine so I have
not popped a cylinder. I am going to dig into them tonight.

Any thoughts?

--
o_o_o_o
/| ,[_____],
|¯¯¯L --O|||||||O-
()_)¯()_) ¯¯¯¯¯ )_)

Re: e-brake + 40 miles = squishy brakes...
 

Your rear brakes are now way out of adjustment.

You can go back and forward hitting the brakes hard each time and if the
adjusters are still working, they likely will adjust back up or better
you open up the rubber grommet in the rear of the brake plate and
manually adjust up the star wheel.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

aGraham wrote:
>
> Hi been gone a while, but came here first for some help...
> Saturday I meet up with my club to go wheeling, while we were waiting
> my 3 yr old was sitting in the Jeep so I put on the e-brake. When we
> left I released it and took off fine. Jumped immediately on the
> expressway and drove 40 miles. When we went to get off the exit my
> brake pedal went to the floor and almost scared the **** out of me, then
> it pumped up and I had some brakes. Pulled into a gas station and found
> that the e-brake cable had frozen up and the rear brakes had been
> dragging. We released the brakes by unhooking the cables from the
> equalizer. Also took off the drivers side drum and the pads still had
> some life left. Now the pedal is real squishy and it seems that the
> rear brakes aren't working. Someone said I may have just built up some
> air in the lines from them over-heating. The fluid is fine so I have
> not popped a cylinder. I am going to dig into them tonight.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> --
> o_o_o_o
> /| ,[_____],
> |¯¯¯L --O|||||||O-
> ()_)¯()_) ¯¯¯¯¯ )_)

Re: e-brake + 40 miles = squishy brakes...
 

Your rear brakes are now way out of adjustment.

You can go back and forward hitting the brakes hard each time and if the
adjusters are still working, they likely will adjust back up or better
you open up the rubber grommet in the rear of the brake plate and
manually adjust up the star wheel.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

aGraham wrote:
>
> Hi been gone a while, but came here first for some help...
> Saturday I meet up with my club to go wheeling, while we were waiting
> my 3 yr old was sitting in the Jeep so I put on the e-brake. When we
> left I released it and took off fine. Jumped immediately on the
> expressway and drove 40 miles. When we went to get off the exit my
> brake pedal went to the floor and almost scared the **** out of me, then
> it pumped up and I had some brakes. Pulled into a gas station and found
> that the e-brake cable had frozen up and the rear brakes had been
> dragging. We released the brakes by unhooking the cables from the
> equalizer. Also took off the drivers side drum and the pads still had
> some life left. Now the pedal is real squishy and it seems that the
> rear brakes aren't working. Someone said I may have just built up some
> air in the lines from them over-heating. The fluid is fine so I have
> not popped a cylinder. I am going to dig into them tonight.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> --
> o_o_o_o
> /| ,[_____],
> |¯¯¯L --O|||||||O-
> ()_)¯()_) ¯¯¯¯¯ )_)

Re: e-brake + 40 miles = squishy brakes...
 

Your rear brakes are now way out of adjustment.

You can go back and forward hitting the brakes hard each time and if the
adjusters are still working, they likely will adjust back up or better
you open up the rubber grommet in the rear of the brake plate and
manually adjust up the star wheel.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

aGraham wrote:
>
> Hi been gone a while, but came here first for some help...
> Saturday I meet up with my club to go wheeling, while we were waiting
> my 3 yr old was sitting in the Jeep so I put on the e-brake. When we
> left I released it and took off fine. Jumped immediately on the
> expressway and drove 40 miles. When we went to get off the exit my
> brake pedal went to the floor and almost scared the **** out of me, then
> it pumped up and I had some brakes. Pulled into a gas station and found
> that the e-brake cable had frozen up and the rear brakes had been
> dragging. We released the brakes by unhooking the cables from the
> equalizer. Also took off the drivers side drum and the pads still had
> some life left. Now the pedal is real squishy and it seems that the
> rear brakes aren't working. Someone said I may have just built up some
> air in the lines from them over-heating. The fluid is fine so I have
> not popped a cylinder. I am going to dig into them tonight.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> --
> o_o_o_o
> /| ,[_____],
> |¯¯¯L --O|||||||O-
> ()_)¯()_) ¯¯¯¯¯ )_)

Re: e-brake + 40 miles = squishy brakes...
 

Your rear brakes are now way out of adjustment.

You can go back and forward hitting the brakes hard each time and if the
adjusters are still working, they likely will adjust back up or better
you open up the rubber grommet in the rear of the brake plate and
manually adjust up the star wheel.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

aGraham wrote:
>
> Hi been gone a while, but came here first for some help...
> Saturday I meet up with my club to go wheeling, while we were waiting
> my 3 yr old was sitting in the Jeep so I put on the e-brake. When we
> left I released it and took off fine. Jumped immediately on the
> expressway and drove 40 miles. When we went to get off the exit my
> brake pedal went to the floor and almost scared the **** out of me, then
> it pumped up and I had some brakes. Pulled into a gas station and found
> that the e-brake cable had frozen up and the rear brakes had been
> dragging. We released the brakes by unhooking the cables from the
> equalizer. Also took off the drivers side drum and the pads still had
> some life left. Now the pedal is real squishy and it seems that the
> rear brakes aren't working. Someone said I may have just built up some
> air in the lines from them over-heating. The fluid is fine so I have
> not popped a cylinder. I am going to dig into them tonight.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> --
> o_o_o_o
> /| ,[_____],
> |¯¯¯L --O|||||||O-
> ()_)¯()_) ¯¯¯¯¯ )_)

Re: e-brake + 40 miles = squishy brakes...
 

I think the adjusters are frozen I did try backing up quite a few times
to try to get them to adjust and did not help. Will have to see what
they are like tonight.

In article <40966577.982E7B86@sympatico.ca>,
Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Your rear brakes are now way out of adjustment.
>
> You can go back and forward hitting the brakes hard each time and if the
> adjusters are still working, they likely will adjust back up or better
> you open up the rubber grommet in the rear of the brake plate and
> manually adjust up the star wheel.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> aGraham wrote:
> >
> > Hi been gone a while, but came here first for some help...
> > Saturday I meet up with my club to go wheeling, while we were waiting
> > my 3 yr old was sitting in the Jeep so I put on the e-brake. When we
> > left I released it and took off fine. Jumped immediately on the
> > expressway and drove 40 miles. When we went to get off the exit my
> > brake pedal went to the floor and almost scared the **** out of me, then
> > it pumped up and I had some brakes. Pulled into a gas station and found
> > that the e-brake cable had frozen up and the rear brakes had been
> > dragging. We released the brakes by unhooking the cables from the
> > equalizer. Also took off the drivers side drum and the pads still had
> > some life left. Now the pedal is real squishy and it seems that the
> > rear brakes aren't working. Someone said I may have just built up some
> > air in the lines from them over-heating. The fluid is fine so I have
> > not popped a cylinder. I am going to dig into them tonight.
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> > --
> > o_o_o_o
> > /| ,[_____],
> > |¯¯¯L --O|||||||O-
> > ()_)¯()_) ¯¯¯¯¯ )_)

--
o_o_o_o
/| ,[_____],
|¯¯¯L --O|||||||O-
()_)¯()_) ¯¯¯¯¯ )_)

Re: e-brake + 40 miles = squishy brakes...
 

I think the adjusters are frozen I did try backing up quite a few times
to try to get them to adjust and did not help. Will have to see what
they are like tonight.

In article <40966577.982E7B86@sympatico.ca>,
Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Your rear brakes are now way out of adjustment.
>
> You can go back and forward hitting the brakes hard each time and if the
> adjusters are still working, they likely will adjust back up or better
> you open up the rubber grommet in the rear of the brake plate and
> manually adjust up the star wheel.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> aGraham wrote:
> >
> > Hi been gone a while, but came here first for some help...
> > Saturday I meet up with my club to go wheeling, while we were waiting
> > my 3 yr old was sitting in the Jeep so I put on the e-brake. When we
> > left I released it and took off fine. Jumped immediately on the
> > expressway and drove 40 miles. When we went to get off the exit my
> > brake pedal went to the floor and almost scared the **** out of me, then
> > it pumped up and I had some brakes. Pulled into a gas station and found
> > that the e-brake cable had frozen up and the rear brakes had been
> > dragging. We released the brakes by unhooking the cables from the
> > equalizer. Also took off the drivers side drum and the pads still had
> > some life left. Now the pedal is real squishy and it seems that the
> > rear brakes aren't working. Someone said I may have just built up some
> > air in the lines from them over-heating. The fluid is fine so I have
> > not popped a cylinder. I am going to dig into them tonight.
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> > --
> > o_o_o_o
> > /| ,[_____],
> > |¯¯¯L --O|||||||O-
> > ()_)¯()_) ¯¯¯¯¯ )_)

--
o_o_o_o
/| ,[_____],
|¯¯¯L --O|||||||O-
()_)¯()_) ¯¯¯¯¯ )_)

Re: e-brake + 40 miles = squishy brakes...
 

I think the adjusters are frozen I did try backing up quite a few times
to try to get them to adjust and did not help. Will have to see what
they are like tonight.

In article <40966577.982E7B86@sympatico.ca>,
Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Your rear brakes are now way out of adjustment.
>
> You can go back and forward hitting the brakes hard each time and if the
> adjusters are still working, they likely will adjust back up or better
> you open up the rubber grommet in the rear of the brake plate and
> manually adjust up the star wheel.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> aGraham wrote:
> >
> > Hi been gone a while, but came here first for some help...
> > Saturday I meet up with my club to go wheeling, while we were waiting
> > my 3 yr old was sitting in the Jeep so I put on the e-brake. When we
> > left I released it and took off fine. Jumped immediately on the
> > expressway and drove 40 miles. When we went to get off the exit my
> > brake pedal went to the floor and almost scared the **** out of me, then
> > it pumped up and I had some brakes. Pulled into a gas station and found
> > that the e-brake cable had frozen up and the rear brakes had been
> > dragging. We released the brakes by unhooking the cables from the
> > equalizer. Also took off the drivers side drum and the pads still had
> > some life left. Now the pedal is real squishy and it seems that the
> > rear brakes aren't working. Someone said I may have just built up some
> > air in the lines from them over-heating. The fluid is fine so I have
> > not popped a cylinder. I am going to dig into them tonight.
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> > --
> > o_o_o_o
> > /| ,[_____],
> > |¯¯¯L --O|||||||O-
> > ()_)¯()_) ¯¯¯¯¯ )_)

--
o_o_o_o
/| ,[_____],
|¯¯¯L --O|||||||O-
()_)¯()_) ¯¯¯¯¯ )_)

Re: e-brake + 40 miles = squishy brakes...
 

I think the adjusters are frozen I did try backing up quite a few times
to try to get them to adjust and did not help. Will have to see what
they are like tonight.

In article <40966577.982E7B86@sympatico.ca>,
Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Your rear brakes are now way out of adjustment.
>
> You can go back and forward hitting the brakes hard each time and if the
> adjusters are still working, they likely will adjust back up or better
> you open up the rubber grommet in the rear of the brake plate and
> manually adjust up the star wheel.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> aGraham wrote:
> >
> > Hi been gone a while, but came here first for some help...
> > Saturday I meet up with my club to go wheeling, while we were waiting
> > my 3 yr old was sitting in the Jeep so I put on the e-brake. When we
> > left I released it and took off fine. Jumped immediately on the
> > expressway and drove 40 miles. When we went to get off the exit my
> > brake pedal went to the floor and almost scared the **** out of me, then
> > it pumped up and I had some brakes. Pulled into a gas station and found
> > that the e-brake cable had frozen up and the rear brakes had been
> > dragging. We released the brakes by unhooking the cables from the
> > equalizer. Also took off the drivers side drum and the pads still had
> > some life left. Now the pedal is real squishy and it seems that the
> > rear brakes aren't working. Someone said I may have just built up some
> > air in the lines from them over-heating. The fluid is fine so I have
> > not popped a cylinder. I am going to dig into them tonight.
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> > --
> > o_o_o_o
> > /| ,[_____],
> > |¯¯¯L --O|||||||O-
> > ()_)¯()_) ¯¯¯¯¯ )_)

--
o_o_o_o
/| ,[_____],
|¯¯¯L --O|||||||O-
()_)¯()_) ¯¯¯¯¯ )_)

Re: e-brake + 40 miles = squishy brakes...
 

If they are too far out of adjustment they might not adjust
automatically or the cables could have fallen off from being too loose.

Mike

aGraham wrote:
>
> I think the adjusters are frozen I did try backing up quite a few times
> to try to get them to adjust and did not help. Will have to see what
> they are like tonight.
>
> In article <40966577.982E7B86@sympatico.ca>,
> Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
> > Your rear brakes are now way out of adjustment.
> >
> > You can go back and forward hitting the brakes hard each time and if the
> > adjusters are still working, they likely will adjust back up or better
> > you open up the rubber grommet in the rear of the brake plate and
> > manually adjust up the star wheel.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > aGraham wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi been gone a while, but came here first for some help...
> > > Saturday I meet up with my club to go wheeling, while we were waiting
> > > my 3 yr old was sitting in the Jeep so I put on the e-brake. When we
> > > left I released it and took off fine. Jumped immediately on the
> > > expressway and drove 40 miles. When we went to get off the exit my
> > > brake pedal went to the floor and almost scared the **** out of me, then
> > > it pumped up and I had some brakes. Pulled into a gas station and found
> > > that the e-brake cable had frozen up and the rear brakes had been
> > > dragging. We released the brakes by unhooking the cables from the
> > > equalizer. Also took off the drivers side drum and the pads still had
> > > some life left. Now the pedal is real squishy and it seems that the
> > > rear brakes aren't working. Someone said I may have just built up some
> > > air in the lines from them over-heating. The fluid is fine so I have
> > > not popped a cylinder. I am going to dig into them tonight.
> > >
> > > Any thoughts?
> > >
> > > --
> > > o_o_o_o
> > > /| ,[_____],
> > > |¯¯¯L --O|||||||O-
> > > ()_)¯()_) ¯¯¯¯¯ )_)
>
> --
> o_o_o_o
> /| ,[_____],
> |¯¯¯L --O|||||||O-
> ()_)¯()_) ¯¯¯¯¯ )_)