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06 Commander Brake Issue... #3164343
07/30/23 05:02 PM
07/30/23 05:02 PM
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My oldest son drives a 2006 Jeep Commander Ltd, 5.7L Hemi.
Has just over 200,000 miles now.
Front brakes started making noise the other day so we decided to put new front brakes on today (Sunday, 7/30)
Pretty normal brake job, rear disc pads are over 50% so we left them alone and went to the front.
Pulled front calipers and pads were very worn (about 10% left) so we repalced the pads. On the LF, the twin piston calipers had a piece missing off one of the pistons (chunk broke off). So, we bought new calipers at Auto Zone (close to our home and open on Sunday) and installed. Since we opened the hydraulic lines, we installed, topped off brake fluid and manually bled all four wheels starting with the RR (farthest away from the master cylinder). Bled just fine, got a little air out, sprayed a lot of fluid, closed 'em all up and topped off fluid.
Pedal is spongy at best, and occasionally goes all the way to the floor. Couldn't figure out why, so we started over, checked for leaks (none) and re-bled the four calipers. When we got to the RF, got a lot of air out of it before the fluid started flowing. Tightened everything up, same condition.
Pedal is still spongy and still goes to the floor every third or fourth stop. ?? Now it's raining (we were working on it outside) and we are both at our wit's end.

I feel like I'm missing something simple, but just so frustrated that I'm not seeing it.

Any advice appreciated. Thank you!

JS


76 Dodge Adventurer Sport Power Wagon W100 318, 727, NP203 Fulltime 4x4 Russet Red
06 Jeep Commander Ltd 4x4, 5.7L Hemi, QuadraDrive II
06 Chrysler 300C AWD 5.7L Hemi
10 Mopar 10 Challenger R/T, #483/500, 5.7L HEMI
10 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd 4x4 5.7L HEMI
11 Dodge Ram 1500 LoneStar Quad Cab, 5.7L HEMI, Fulltime 4x4, Deep Cherry Red
16 Jeep Cherokee Limited 3.2L Pentastar V6, 9 Speed Torqueflite, 4x4, Black

Re: 06 Commander Brake Issue... [Re: AdventurerSport] #3164348
07/30/23 05:14 PM
07/30/23 05:14 PM
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Re: 06 Commander Brake Issue... [Re: Sniper] #3164645
07/31/23 06:45 PM
07/31/23 06:45 PM
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top fuel
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Calipers on wrong sides? (Bleeders have to be on the high side)

Re: 06 Commander Brake Issue... [Re: volaredon] #3164812
08/01/23 12:35 PM
08/01/23 12:35 PM
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Morningside
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We got it fixed, it was air in the ABS system. Scanned and re-bled, all is well now. Thanks for the help!

JS


76 Dodge Adventurer Sport Power Wagon W100 318, 727, NP203 Fulltime 4x4 Russet Red
06 Jeep Commander Ltd 4x4, 5.7L Hemi, QuadraDrive II
06 Chrysler 300C AWD 5.7L Hemi
10 Mopar 10 Challenger R/T, #483/500, 5.7L HEMI
10 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd 4x4 5.7L HEMI
11 Dodge Ram 1500 LoneStar Quad Cab, 5.7L HEMI, Fulltime 4x4, Deep Cherry Red
16 Jeep Cherokee Limited 3.2L Pentastar V6, 9 Speed Torqueflite, 4x4, Black







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