I recently bought a 1995 80 base model with 313k miles on it. We took a drive up a mountain trail this weekend and on the way back down the brakes were cooking! I was testing the brakes at the crest of each grade and then it happened. As we could see down the next hill the pedal just dumped to the floor and I thought I was in a bad dream. Looking straight down the hill I imagined us just careening out of control and launching off the bend. Fortunately we were going slow enough that I could stop the truck. We backed up to level ground and let the brakes cool off. I have flushed the fluid and things are working good now but I have a lot of upgrades on the way to replace the tired old system. See below for pic of old fluid.
Brake tubes are among the things my Jeep driving cohorts are recommending I replace but do I need to? It seems a bit excessive and a HUGE PIA. Every instance of brake tube replacement that I could find was related to damage from rocks etc... or corrosion.
Brake tubes are among the things my Jeep driving cohorts are recommending I replace but do I need to? It seems a bit excessive and a HUGE PIA. Every instance of brake tube replacement that I could find was related to damage from rocks etc... or corrosion.
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