What did you do to your jeep today?

[burntkat]

More info on the brake issue...
Brakes seem just fine after a short break (vehicle off, etc).
Drive for about 15+ minutes, and the pedal starts feeling more solid (it should be noted, pedal feels just fine ordinarily, and booster was replaced a month ago).

Then the brakes start obviously impeding forward progress. Ie, they are dragging.

Gets worse with continued driving. But if I stop (like at the drugstore to pick up medicine yesterday), and get back in the vehicle, all is just fine again.

During that drugstore stop yesterday, brakes were smelling hot. I used an IR temp gun to check the temperatures of the rotors... Approx 350-400 at each wheel. So this is not simply a bad caliper or a bad line. Chances of multiple of any of those going bad and faking a 'systemic' failure, are astronomical... So it pretty much has to go back to the MC (and maybe even that brand-new Booster, but I'm at a loss as to how that would give these symptoms).

EVERYTHING in the brake system except for the hard lines and MC has been replaced in the last year or so. So, pads (service and emergency brake), soft lines, booster, calipers F&R, hardware, everything, is about 6 months old.

System was properly bled 2 weeks ago, by an actual Jeep mechanic (my son), at the dealership.

 

[KenKJ06]

Installed tow hooks on the front. Found them online for $20 with hardware!
Cut out the openings after taking pics.

 

[derekj]

Liberty hiding in the wild

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[Brendon Holt]

I did say it was on the to-do list today

 

[sota]

OH yes, I'm very familiar with the need to bench bleed and so on. I've had this MC out twice in process of replacing the clutch hydraulics

why would you pull the MC to do the clutch master or slave? I did that job (twice!, sort of) without having to pull the MC.

 

[sota]

*sigh* went to get food with the kid.
pulled the jeep out and why the **** is it whining loudly? get to Arby's (not even 3 miles away) and it pops the battery light. turned on my power port and yep... ~12.3V.
I can do the BBB 136A for $53, BBB 160A for $78, or "free" if I take the one in the parts jeep
Probably will snag the parts jeep one for now.

 

[PNWJeeper]

Jeepy made a new friend! This is Way Cool Jr. my new lake boat, 8 feet of aquatic awesomeness!

Way Cool Jr is sporting a 30lb Thrust electric motor paired with a 50ah lithium battery, dual pole holders and a Garmin Striker 4cv fish finder.

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[Brendon Holt]

Jeepy made a new friend! This is Way Cool Jr. my new lake boat, 8 feet of aquatic awesomeness!

Way Cool Jr is sporting a 30lb Thrust electric motor paired with a 50ah lithium battery, dual pole holders and a Garmin Striker 4cv fish finder.

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Oh yeah, that looks like a lot of beautiful quiet mornings on the lake

 

[sota]

ah... blessed harbor freight trailer.

 

[seafish]

I can do the BBB 136A for $53, BBB 160A for $78, or "free" if I take the one in the parts jeep
Probably will snag the parts jeep one for now.

NOT sure what brand BBB is, but if the failed alternator is OEM, then I like the idea of replacing it with the one from the parts Jeep and then having the failed one rebuilt by a reputable auto/electric starter/alternator repair shop if you still have one on your area.

Or even rebuild it yourself with quality parts.

IOW… cheap rebuilds from fast parts stores use poor quality parts and are bound to fail sooner then a properly rebuilt OEM unit.

Just my .02

 

[Brendon Holt]

Okay, I'll stop spamming the lil red KJ after this. But, I washed it

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