"TonyK" <home@hom.e> wrote in message
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| "Justin" <,> wrote in message
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| > "TonyK" <home@hom.e> wrote in message
| > news:reKdnaGF49LWIMnYRVnysQ@eclipse.net.uk...
| > | Thanks Mike
| > |
| > | Yes I have ABS and again, yes, the pedal does sink under light
pressure.
| > |
| > | Cheers
| > |
| > | Tony
| > |
| > | "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
| > | news:4554ADB9.815A1421@sympatico.ca...
| > | > On a 92, the first thing I would think of is a bad flex hose going
| into
| > | > a bubble under pressure. There is one at each front wheel and one
for
| > | > the two back wheels.
| > | >
| > | > Second I would think of a bad master cylinder. When they fail
| > | > internally, it is usually more noticeable under light pressure than
| > | > hard. Does the brake pedal sink on you at a stop?
| > | >
| > | > You do have a combination or proportioning valve, but when it gets
out
| > | > of balance, the brake warning light is supposed to come on.
| > | >
| > | > If you have ABS, then someone else would have to comment on their
| > | > problems as I know nothing about them.
| > | >
| > | > Mike
| > | > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
| > | > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
| > | > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
| > | > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
| > | > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
| > | >
| > | > TonyK wrote:
| > | > >
| > | > > Hi
| > | > >
| > | > > Hope someone can help out. Got a strange problem where under light
| > | braking
| > | > > (to a stop) the pedal will suddenly dip and the brakes come on
| fully.
| > | Very
| > | > > dangerous in slow moving traffic as its like doing an emergency
| stop!
| > | > >
| > | > > Local garage checked the brakes and cleaned out dust etc and said
| they
| > | > > couldn;t dinf any case but it still does it.
| > | > >
| > | > > Any suggestions?
| > | > >
| > | > > Thanks
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
| > Does it pull from the left or right when braking? also does it lock up
| any
| > of the wheels? could possibly be a brake calliper that's not letting
go,
| > or leaking fluid. Go to another brake repairer for a second opinion,
and
| > when you have found the answer, go back to the first guy that found
| nothing
| > and tell him what an idiot he is.
| >
| >
|
| I'm going to have a look myself today, I don't think its a caliper problem
| as it brakes straight but until I jet wash the mud out and have a good
poke
| around I can't tell for sure.
|
| I'll stick it up on some blocks and have a day playing at being a
mechanic.
|
|



Hope you find something, (hopefully minor) gets scary when there is
nothing to see, especially when it comes to brake systems.

Good Luck