I take it the whole piston is plastic so if I remove the brake pads
from the caliper to expose the end of the piston it will be fairly
obvious whether they are steel or plastic.

Cheers
Nick

On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:20:38 -0800, "L.W. \(Bill\) ------ III"
<----------@***.net> wrote:

> You have a very low mileage car. Chrysler used plastic pistons back then
>and the would swell and jam in their cylinders, exchange to rebuilt caliper
>with steel pistons.
> God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>"Nick" <nick@nospam_nrdavis.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:9keqq2ptjqpnlops6ehh53nnnl4oo428vg@4ax.com.. .
>> Hi,
>>
>> My uncle pulled up on the drive today in his Grand Cherokee which had
>> felt sluggish on the way home. On exiting the vehicle you could
>> phtsiaclly feel the heat coming off of the front wheels, in fact he
>> reckons thay may actual have been smoking.
>>
>> we plan on looking at it on the weekend, I think it is probably the
>> brakes rubbing or binding, although I am not sure why they should
>> suddenly play up. If anyone could give me some pointers for areas to
>> check or things to look out for I would be grateful.
>>
>> Also if anyone can think of anything else on the front axle that could
>> cause a similar effect please let me know.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Nick
>

 

I take it the whole piston is plastic so if I remove the brake pads
from the caliper to expose the end of the piston it will be fairly
obvious whether they are steel or plastic.

Cheers
Nick

On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:20:38 -0800, "L.W. \(Bill\) ------ III"
<----------@***.net> wrote:

> You have a very low mileage car. Chrysler used plastic pistons back then
>and the would swell and jam in their cylinders, exchange to rebuilt caliper
>with steel pistons.
> God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>"Nick" <nick@nospam_nrdavis.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:9keqq2ptjqpnlops6ehh53nnnl4oo428vg@4ax.com.. .
>> Hi,
>>
>> My uncle pulled up on the drive today in his Grand Cherokee which had
>> felt sluggish on the way home. On exiting the vehicle you could
>> phtsiaclly feel the heat coming off of the front wheels, in fact he
>> reckons thay may actual have been smoking.
>>
>> we plan on looking at it on the weekend, I think it is probably the
>> brakes rubbing or binding, although I am not sure why they should
>> suddenly play up. If anyone could give me some pointers for areas to
>> check or things to look out for I would be grateful.
>>
>> Also if anyone can think of anything else on the front axle that could
>> cause a similar effect please let me know.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Nick
>

 

I take it the whole piston is plastic so if I remove the brake pads
from the caliper to expose the end of the piston it will be fairly
obvious whether they are steel or plastic.

Cheers
Nick

On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:20:38 -0800, "L.W. \(Bill\) ------ III"
<----------@***.net> wrote:

> You have a very low mileage car. Chrysler used plastic pistons back then
>and the would swell and jam in their cylinders, exchange to rebuilt caliper
>with steel pistons.
> God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>"Nick" <nick@nospam_nrdavis.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:9keqq2ptjqpnlops6ehh53nnnl4oo428vg@4ax.com.. .
>> Hi,
>>
>> My uncle pulled up on the drive today in his Grand Cherokee which had
>> felt sluggish on the way home. On exiting the vehicle you could
>> phtsiaclly feel the heat coming off of the front wheels, in fact he
>> reckons thay may actual have been smoking.
>>
>> we plan on looking at it on the weekend, I think it is probably the
>> brakes rubbing or binding, although I am not sure why they should
>> suddenly play up. If anyone could give me some pointers for areas to
>> check or things to look out for I would be grateful.
>>
>> Also if anyone can think of anything else on the front axle that could
>> cause a similar effect please let me know.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Nick
>

 

Yup, it's white plastic when you scratch through the brake dust.
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Nick" <nick@nospam_nrdavis.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:sdmrq25a19mdm04gfcs8kssrq0n3v9ke83@4ax.com...
> I take it the whole piston is plastic so if I remove the brake pads
> from the caliper to expose the end of the piston it will be fairly
> obvious whether they are steel or plastic.
>
> Cheers
> Nick



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Yup, it's white plastic when you scratch through the brake dust.
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Nick" <nick@nospam_nrdavis.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:sdmrq25a19mdm04gfcs8kssrq0n3v9ke83@4ax.com...
> I take it the whole piston is plastic so if I remove the brake pads
> from the caliper to expose the end of the piston it will be fairly
> obvious whether they are steel or plastic.
>
> Cheers
> Nick



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Yup, it's white plastic when you scratch through the brake dust.
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Nick" <nick@nospam_nrdavis.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:sdmrq25a19mdm04gfcs8kssrq0n3v9ke83@4ax.com...
> I take it the whole piston is plastic so if I remove the brake pads
> from the caliper to expose the end of the piston it will be fairly
> obvious whether they are steel or plastic.
>
> Cheers
> Nick



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Yup, it's white plastic when you scratch through the brake dust.
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"Nick" <nick@nospam_nrdavis.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:sdmrq25a19mdm04gfcs8kssrq0n3v9ke83@4ax.com...
> I take it the whole piston is plastic so if I remove the brake pads
> from the caliper to expose the end of the piston it will be fairly
> obvious whether they are steel or plastic.
>
> Cheers
> Nick



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