It is interesting that I have never done any brake work on my twelve year
old Wrangler, other than an occasional inspection of the pad thickness and
rotor condition. There is some rotor scoring, but the pads are still pretty
thick, and the brakes perform as well as they did when new.

Earle

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:444CD8BA.DA088C32@sympatico.ca...
> Do you use a torque wrench on your lug nuts?
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Phil Schuman wrote:
> >
> > Just a posting about the historical and ongoing
> > warped brake rotor problem -
> > Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 2001 -
> >
> > I had "serviced" the "warped" rotors at about 15k, 30k, & 45k,
> > replacing them at the original 15k service visit,
> > grinding at the 30k, and replacing again at 45k.
> >
> > At the 45k mark, I had the standard rotors replaced
> > with some drilled & slotted upgraded versions on the front...
> > Now we are at 54k, and approaching the next 15k interval at 60k.
> > I can almost sense the coming of the steering wheel vibration during
> > braking.
> >
> > Has there been any consensus about the "warped" rotor problem ?
> > Since I'm now using a different set of rotors,
> > they don't seem to fit into the equation for failure...
> > Some of the past ideas were :
> > rotor material
> > pad material
> > overtightening the lug nuts with impact wrenches
> >
> > Any updates or other current observations
> > as I approach the next rotor inspection

 

It is interesting that I have never done any brake work on my twelve year
old Wrangler, other than an occasional inspection of the pad thickness and
rotor condition. There is some rotor scoring, but the pads are still pretty
thick, and the brakes perform as well as they did when new.

Earle

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:444CD8BA.DA088C32@sympatico.ca...
> Do you use a torque wrench on your lug nuts?
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Phil Schuman wrote:
> >
> > Just a posting about the historical and ongoing
> > warped brake rotor problem -
> > Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 2001 -
> >
> > I had "serviced" the "warped" rotors at about 15k, 30k, & 45k,
> > replacing them at the original 15k service visit,
> > grinding at the 30k, and replacing again at 45k.
> >
> > At the 45k mark, I had the standard rotors replaced
> > with some drilled & slotted upgraded versions on the front...
> > Now we are at 54k, and approaching the next 15k interval at 60k.
> > I can almost sense the coming of the steering wheel vibration during
> > braking.
> >
> > Has there been any consensus about the "warped" rotor problem ?
> > Since I'm now using a different set of rotors,
> > they don't seem to fit into the equation for failure...
> > Some of the past ideas were :
> > rotor material
> > pad material
> > overtightening the lug nuts with impact wrenches
> >
> > Any updates or other current observations
> > as I approach the next rotor inspection

 

Just last year, I put my first set of new front
pads on my '89 YJ. I bought the car at 57,000
and it has 148,000 now. Rotors are still the
original!

Joe
'89 YJ 4.2 5spd

"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:444ce316$0$14901$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> It is interesting that I have never done any brake work on my twelve year
> old Wrangler, other than an occasional inspection of the pad thickness and
> rotor condition. There is some rotor scoring, but the pads are still
pretty
> thick, and the brakes perform as well as they did when new.

 

Just last year, I put my first set of new front
pads on my '89 YJ. I bought the car at 57,000
and it has 148,000 now. Rotors are still the
original!

Joe
'89 YJ 4.2 5spd

"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:444ce316$0$14901$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> It is interesting that I have never done any brake work on my twelve year
> old Wrangler, other than an occasional inspection of the pad thickness and
> rotor condition. There is some rotor scoring, but the pads are still
pretty
> thick, and the brakes perform as well as they did when new.

 

Just last year, I put my first set of new front
pads on my '89 YJ. I bought the car at 57,000
and it has 148,000 now. Rotors are still the
original!

Joe
'89 YJ 4.2 5spd

"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:444ce316$0$14901$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> It is interesting that I have never done any brake work on my twelve year
> old Wrangler, other than an occasional inspection of the pad thickness and
> rotor condition. There is some rotor scoring, but the pads are still
pretty
> thick, and the brakes perform as well as they did when new.

 

good point, the torque issue may be the key to the problem....from
someone who had to have the rotors "ground" in less than 300000 in an
01 gc while on vacation....

Larry

 

good point, the torque issue may be the key to the problem....from
someone who had to have the rotors "ground" in less than 300000 in an
01 gc while on vacation....

Larry

 

good point, the torque issue may be the key to the problem....from
someone who had to have the rotors "ground" in less than 300000 in an
01 gc while on vacation....

Larry

 

Opps I met 30,000 miles...just wishful thinking about 300,000 miles....

Larry

 

Opps I met 30,000 miles...just wishful thinking about 300,000 miles....

Larry