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Jeep leaking brake fluid from rear tire , send to the junk yard?
Posted on 11/16/15 at 3:47 pm
Posted on 11/16/15 at 3:47 pm
Noticed I had no brakes driving into off ramp of highway exit 
, still got the car stopped without hitting anything/ one. First time using my emergency brake , defenitely a rough fricking stop
. What is my problem?
, still got the car stopped without hitting anything/ one. First time using my emergency brake , defenitely a rough fricking stop . What is my problem? 
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Posted on 11/16/15 at 3:48 pm to Blue October
I don't know your problem but I know the solution.
Duct tape
Duct tape
Posted on 11/16/15 at 3:48 pm to Blue October
You kind of knew that when you bought a Jeep that after a day, a month, a year, - heck a few years - it would do this to you.
Time to move on, baw.
Time to move on, baw.
Posted on 11/16/15 at 3:49 pm to Blue October
Sounds like you need to replace a caliper or a brake hose. There should be brake fluid all over the wheel near the leak.....
Posted on 11/16/15 at 3:49 pm to Blue October
quote:
What is my problem?
you bought a jeep.
Posted on 11/16/15 at 3:55 pm to Blue October
Either a bad wheel cylinder, leaking hose, or blown caliper. All of which are a cheap fix if you have any mechanical skills what-so-ever.
You should have still had brakes though. Brake fluid reservoirs are divided in the middle so if you have a catastrophic failure of something you still have some brakes.
But like stated earlier...... It is a Jeep.
You should have still had brakes though. Brake fluid reservoirs are divided in the middle so if you have a catastrophic failure of something you still have some brakes.
But like stated earlier...... It is a Jeep.
Posted on 11/16/15 at 3:55 pm to Blue October
Scrap it. You will get some Steel, Copper, Screws, Rubber and Circuts from it.
Posted on 11/16/15 at 3:56 pm to Blue October
Jeep spelled backwards is peej
Posted on 11/16/15 at 3:57 pm to Blue October
Thin pads resulted in cylinder getting pushed out of caliper is my guess. Get a brake job with new caliper
Posted on 11/16/15 at 4:28 pm to Minnesota Tiger
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Thin pads resulted in cylinder getting pushed out of caliper is my guess
Impossible.
Does the vehicle have drum brakes on the rear? Leaking wheel cylinders are not uncommon. Those are what have two pistons that expand when you hit the brake pedal to force the shoes against the brake drum. There's usually two per wheel.
Posted on 11/16/15 at 4:41 pm to Sayre
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Does the vehicle have drum brakes on the rear? Leaking wheel cylinders are not uncommon.
Sounds like an all-at-once loss of pressure though. Wouldn't the brakes have started "grabbing" if there were a leak of brake fluid on the interior of the drum?
Posted on 11/16/15 at 4:41 pm to Sayre
Wheel cylinders have rubber seals that eventually rot. Once the seal is gone, the pressure cannot build up to engage the pads. It can also cause fluid loss at the wheel cylinder.
Posted on 11/16/15 at 4:41 pm to Ace Midnight
quote:
You kind of knew that when you bought a Jeep that after a day, a month, a year, - heck a few years - it would do this to you.
I have had two Jeeps.
1st Jeep: 10 years, 184,000 miles, no major problems
Present one: 11 years, 143,000 miles, no major problems
Posted on 11/16/15 at 4:55 pm to Blue October
If you have brake fluid leaking from your rear tire you need to be chatting up the people that put your tires on your Jeep.
Posted on 11/16/15 at 5:09 pm to BiggerBear
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Wouldn't the brakes have started "grabbing" if there were a leak of brake fluid on the interior of the drum?
Actually, they'd grab less as the brake fluid acted as a lubricant preventing the shoes from gaining friction with the drum. Brake fluid is fairly 'slippery'.
The cylinder could have been leaking for a bit, or might have failed catastrophically (which is not unheard of).
Jeeps are no more susceptible to wheel cylinder failures than anything else.
This post was edited on 11/16/15 at 5:10 pm
Posted on 11/16/15 at 5:41 pm to ksayetiger
quote:
Jeep spelled backwards is peej
Well that's disturbing AF.
Posted on 11/16/15 at 5:47 pm to Sayre
One more thing..... Brake fluid will soften the rubber on your tires, and can cause you to have an Exploder type of accident.
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