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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: mean dog on July 04, 2009, 11:38:25 AM

Title: zj brakes
Post by: mean dog on July 04, 2009, 11:38:25 AM

 I have just changed the front and rear brake pads on my '98 4 litre grand, taking it on a test drive I could smell something burning, I stopped and there was a lot of smoke coming of the back wheels, they where cooking, the fronts were very hot as well. I have never had this problem when I have fitted pads to other cars that I owned including my xj. Lighthouse supplied the pads, they matched o.k. would welcome any help with this matter.
 Cheers :010:

Title: Re: zj brakes
Post by: Tank on July 04, 2009, 12:24:09 PM

Only thing i can think of is sticking calipers.Maybe got a some crud on the pistons and when you pushed them back the crud got behind the seal and is now causing them to stick on.Could be completely wrong of course,but i cant think of anything else that might cause it

Title: Re: zj brakes
Post by: daggie on July 04, 2009, 07:08:09 PM

I had this on my ZG not long ago :011:

2 new pistons and 2 caliper slider kits later :010: all sorted





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