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[Brynjaminjones]

Lighthouse called, piston and seal kit ordered 
Thankfully payday is soon, as I now have no money to put fuel in the thing!

[Arno]

Had something similar on my TJ, driver side keeps on sticking

Order new callipers form 4PlayJeep, they replace the piston with a metal one, to avoid sticking.. I also change my brake fluid and brake hoses whilst at it, as there was a lot of crap that came out..

6 months later and no problems what so ever!!

[Brynjaminjones]

Sweet, lets hope piston and seals do the trick. Mr mechanic is going to give me a helping hand once they're here 

[Dave69]

I dont think Dutch has ever called himself a mechanic

[Dutch]

I dont think Dutch has ever called himself a mechanic

  Erm ..... NO !! 

Abe's refers to his mum actually but afraid to say it out loud 

[Mike2909]

I replaced all 4 calipers on the ZJ just before its last MOT in June 2013 and they still stick if it is parked up for a couple of weeks.
I have the next MOT booked for next week and have to drive it daily now to keep them from sticking again.

The Wrangler was the same. I had not had it out for 2 weeks and 2 of the calipers were sticking. I was thinking of spraying the brakes with WD40  to stop them from sticking

[Brynjaminjones]

Abe's refers to his mum actually but afraid to say it out loud 

Oi, I'm not amused!

[Dutch]

I had not had it out for 2 weeks and I was thinking of spraying it with WD40 

That explains a lot 

[eastryjeep]

WD40 or any other oil on your wheel cylinders is a big 'No No' 
Oil will make your seals swell and then there's no chance they'll release.
If you must spray something round there use a proper brake cleaner but don't blow the crud down the cylinder bores.
If its all wet you run the risk the MOT man will think they're weeping, which they'll start to do anyway, as the oil ruins the seals, leading to possible brake failure.

OR:
In short, "please don't do it."

[Mike2909]

I had not had it out for 2 weeks and I was thinking of spraying it with WD40 

That explains a lot 

Op uw gemak kaaskopke

[Mike2909]

WD40 or any other oil on your wheel cylinders is a big 'No No' 
Oil will make your seals swell and then there's no chance they'll release.
If you must spray something round there use a proper brake cleaner but don't blow the crud down the cylinder bores.
If its all wet you run the risk the MOT man will think they're weeping, which they'll start to do anyway, as the oil ruins the seals, leading to possible brake failure.

OR:
In short, "please don't do it."

There is a saying "when you have to explain an attempt at humour then it has not worked" . Thanks for your concern but I was being flippant.

[UKJeeper]

It does happen. Back in the day when we got our first 'wheels' (125's), my brother had an RD125. Was cleaning it one day and decided that the front disc would be shinier if he sprayed it with WD right before he took it for a ride....





He didn't do it twice!

[STUARTF]

Had something similar on my TJ, driver side keeps on sticking

Order new callipers form 4PlayJeep, they replace the piston with a metal one, to avoid sticking.. I also change my brake fluid and brake hoses whilst at it, as there was a lot of crap that came out..

6 months later and no problems what so ever!!

Ping its just started on mine (naughty)
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[eastryjeep]

Sorry Mike, I didn't mean my earlier post to sound as patronising as it looks.

[Brynjaminjones]

I've got workshop usage on Saturday morning to hopefully get this done.
Mr Mechanic (NOT my Mum!) tells me he's got all the brake fluid I'll need, and that the XJ should be able to "put itself on its nose" once it's fixed!

[jay140285]

Hope all goes to plan dude


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[Dave69]

the XJ should be able to "put itself on its nose" once it's fixed!

The downfall of an overconfident mechanic......

[Brynjaminjones]

Haha, I would prefer the term "over-sarcastic".

[eastryjeep]

Was the front disk recall applicable to your truck?
If you're unsure or recall wasn't completed then it might be an idea to check the condition of the weld between disk and its carrier.
Hope all goes well on Saturday.

[EDIT]

Just reread your first post, please ignore this scaremongering old codgers comments.
All except last one of course!
Cheers.