warped brake rotors - ongoing ?
 

Hi Earle,
You're a good driver, planning ahead for your stops. But I live in
Kalifornia and if I give a car length for every ten, I'd still be
slamming on my brakes to let some jerk off at the that ramp. So I buy
one set from Kragen and then replace them for free every twenty five
thousand, for over thirty sets now. I bet someone there wishes I'd buy a
new car.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
http://www.billhughes.com/

Earle Horton wrote:
>
> 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

warped brake rotors - ongoing ?
 

It'll get there soon enough.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
http://www.billhughes.com/

larry wrote:
>
> Opps I met 30,000 miles...just wishful thinking about 300,000 miles....
>
> Larry

warped brake rotors - ongoing ?
 

In article > ,
Phil Schuman > wrote:
#Just a posting about the historical and ongoing
#warped brake rotor problem -
# Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 2001 -
Your WJ came from the factory with Teves calipers.

#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.
Welcome to the club! I changed out my rotors and pads multiple times.
When they overheated and one of the piston boots burned off, I went
ahead and replaced the Teves calipers with the Akebono kit.

TSB 05-003-02B is what you want to look at.
http://www.wjjeeps.com/brakes.htm#TSB

Replacing them was pretty easy. The kit even came with replacement
copper washers for the banjo nuts.

Note that TSB 05-003-02B is a TSB and not a recall, so if you are
out of extended warrenty, get ready to buy the 05093174AA kit (much
cheaper than getting the parts separately) and two 52098672 rotors.

Anyone have any luck using pull-off Teves calipers on a YJ?

/herb

warped brake rotors - ongoing ?
 

You've done 750,000 miles on one vehicle ?

Dave Milne, Scotland

"L.W.(Bill) Hughes III" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Earle,
> You're a good driver, planning ahead for your stops. But I live in
> Kalifornia and if I give a car length for every ten, I'd still be
> slamming on my brakes to let some jerk off at the that ramp. So I buy
> one set from Kragen and then replace them for free every twenty five
> thousand, for over thirty sets now. I bet someone there wishes I'd buy a
> new car.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> http://www.billhughes.com/
>
> Earle Horton wrote:
> >
> > 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

warped brake rotors - ongoing ?
 

Hi Dave,
I meant I bought one per axle on many vehicles, but it's easily
over a million millions the wife and I have driven since Kragans life
time warranties moved to vista. You remember I brag about my '89
Thunderbird 300,000 and '78 Bronco 350,000 both bought new and never
been apart. Then there is '57 T-Bird I've owned since '62, and my Real
Jeep I built in '78, in my driveway, and the cars I've owned and sold
'72 Ford PU, '78 Mustang, '84 T-bird. I live in Southern California
where we commute, Like Jeff here drives from Corona to San Diego for two
hundred miles a day. And in that time I drove another million miles
pushing a diesel.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
http://www.billhughes.com/

Dave Milne wrote:
>
> You've done 750,000 miles on one vehicle ?
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland

warped brake rotors - ongoing ?
 

Also he doesn't have winter & salted roads to contend with, or for that
matter, preciptation of any kind throughout the year.

"L.W.(Bill) Hughes III" > wrote in message
...
I live in Southern California
> where we commute, Like Jeff here drives from Corona to San Diego for two
> hundred miles a day.> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> http://www.billhughes.com/
>
> Dave Milne wrote:
>>
>> You've done 750,000 miles on one vehicle ?
>>
>> Dave Milne, Scotland

warped brake rotors - ongoing ?
 

I think I'll go down and catch a few waves:
http://www.camzone.com/index.php?cam=scripps
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
http://www.billhughes.com/

Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> Also he doesn't have winter & salted roads to contend with, or for that
> matter, preciptation of any kind throughout the year.

warped brake rotors - ongoing ?
 

I think I'll go out and catch a mountain goat or two. ;^)

Earle

"L.W.(Bill) Hughes III" > wrote in message
...
> I think I'll go down and catch a few waves:
> http://www.camzone.com/index.php?cam=scripps
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> http://www.billhughes.com/
>
> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
> >
> > Also he doesn't have winter & salted roads to contend with,
> > or for that matter, preciptation of any kind throughout the year.

warped brake rotors - ongoing ?
 

I used to do 150 miles per day, which took 3 hours ; then I figured it was
better to walk to work and spend the 3 hours doing something else. With the
latest job, I do 35 minutes each way along pleasantly twisty roads that my
Jeep *clearly* wasn't designed to drive along quickly :-)

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

"L.W.(Bill) Hughes III" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Dave,
> I meant I bought one per axle on many vehicles, but it's easily
> over a million millions the wife and I have driven since Kragans life
> time warranties moved to vista. You remember I brag about my '89
> Thunderbird 300,000 and '78 Bronco 350,000 both bought new and never
> been apart. Then there is '57 T-Bird I've owned since '62, and my Real
> Jeep I built in '78, in my driveway, and the cars I've owned and sold
> '72 Ford PU, '78 Mustang, '84 T-bird. I live in Southern California
> where we commute, Like Jeff here drives from Corona to San Diego for two
> hundred miles a day. And in that time I drove another million miles
> pushing a diesel.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> http://www.billhughes.com/
>
> Dave Milne wrote:
> >
> > You've done 750,000 miles on one vehicle ?
> >
> > Dave Milne, Scotland

warped brake rotors - ongoing ?
 

Hi Dave,
That reminds me when I first bought a Jeep in '68 I was afraid to
drive it, telling a highway patrol friend, that also owned a jeep, and
told me to read the speed limit signs and I'd be OK. Apparently my whole
life I'd been judging the corners at about twice the posted speed.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
http://www.billhughes.com/

Dave Milne wrote:
>
> I used to do 150 miles per day, which took 3 hours ; then I figured it was
> better to walk to work and spend the 3 hours doing something else. With the
> latest job, I do 35 minutes each way along pleasantly twisty roads that my
> Jeep *clearly* wasn't designed to drive along quickly :-)
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ