2000 GC - Time for new brakes

75K Miles.

Planning to replace the front rotors. Wondering about replacing the
bearings while I'm at it. Parts stores list a front hub and bearing
assembly. Can anyone tell me if the bearings should be replaced and
repacked?

Also, is a special tool needed to compress the calipers?

TIA!

Paul Nelson
03 Rubicon,
00 JGC

Hi Paul,
Your Grand Cherokee should have never been driven off road, so I
wouldn't worry about the sealed hub bearings:
http://www.off-road.com/jeep/cheroke...2_feb/bearing/ The rotors
were a problem for hard drives, and probably have been replaced already,
if yours at not pulsating than that's not a problem.
Replacing pads and a big C clamp should be all you need:
http://www.allpar.com/fix/Brakes.html Always buy a major brand:
http://www.raybestos.com/usa/brakepads.htm Unless you're selling it to
someone that doesn't mind whether it squeals, grabs and pulls.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:LWHughes3rd (AT) aol (DOT) com http://www.billhughes.com/

swbell wrote:

75K Miles.

Planning to replace the front rotors. Wondering about replacing the
bearings while I'm at it. Parts stores list a front hub and bearing
assembly. Can anyone tell me if the bearings should be replaced and
repacked?

Also, is a special tool needed to compress the calipers?

TIA!

Paul Nelson
03 Rubicon,
00 JGC

You have to buy the whole hub if you need bearings, they are sealed
units now.

I always use a large screwdriver and the old pads to pry the caliper
back in before taking anything apart. Don't forget to open the
reservoir cap so the fluid has a place to go. Lots of folks use a
c-clamp to compress the piston too.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

swbell wrote:

75K Miles.

Planning to replace the front rotors. Wondering about replacing the
bearings while I'm at it. Parts stores list a front hub and bearing
assembly. Can anyone tell me if the bearings should be replaced and
repacked?

Also, is a special tool needed to compress the calipers?

TIA!

Paul Nelson
03 Rubicon,
00 JGC

Now Bill, I know lots of folks that take their Grands off road. They do
really well too..... Got photos to prove it.

I just thought of one more thing, make sure the lug nuts are put back on
with a torque wrench so the new rotors don't get warped from the start.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

"L.W.(ßill) Hughes III" wrote:

Hi Paul,
Your Grand Cherokee should have never been driven off road, so I
wouldn't worry about the sealed hub bearings:
http://www.off-road.com/jeep/cheroke...2_feb/bearing/ The rotors
were a problem for hard drives, and probably have been replaced already,
if yours at not pulsating than that's not a problem.
Replacing pads and a big C clamp should be all you need:
http://www.allpar.com/fix/Brakes.html Always buy a major brand:
http://www.raybestos.com/usa/brakepads.htm Unless you're selling it to
someone that doesn't mind whether it squeals, grabs and pulls.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:LWHughes3rd (AT) aol (DOT) com http://www.billhughes.com/

swbell wrote:

75K Miles.

Planning to replace the front rotors. Wondering about replacing the
bearings while I'm at it. Parts stores list a front hub and bearing
assembly. Can anyone tell me if the bearings should be replaced and
repacked?

Also, is a special tool needed to compress the calipers?

TIA!

Paul Nelson
03 Rubicon,
00 JGC

Yes, a c-clamp is nice. Don't strike the piston with a hammer.
"Mike Romain" <romainm (AT) sympatico (DOT) ca> wrote

You have to buy the whole hub if you need bearings, they are sealed
units now.

I always use a large screwdriver and the old pads to pry the caliper
back in before taking anything apart. Don't forget to open the
reservoir cap so the fluid has a place to go. Lots of folks use a
c-clamp to compress the piston too.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

swbell wrote:

75K Miles.

Planning to replace the front rotors. Wondering about replacing the
bearings while I'm at it. Parts stores list a front hub and bearing
assembly. Can anyone tell me if the bearings should be replaced and
repacked?

Also, is a special tool needed to compress the calipers?

TIA!

Paul Nelson
03 Rubicon,
00 JGC

Just swapped my summer tires back on my car.
Apparantly in the midst of moving on New Year's Eve, I forgot to
re-torque the lugs after having a flat fixed at Canadian Tire.
(broke it down, cleaned the bead, and plugged a puncture)
They either banged those lugs on with the impact, or torqued them a hell
of a lot tighter than the 90ft/lbs I use... just I almost pulled my back
out getting that one wheel off....damn thankfull SWMBO didn't have to
change a flat on that wheel alone on a dark road....

Paul

Mike Romain wrote:

Now Bill, I know lots of folks that take their Grands off road. They do
really well too..... Got photos to prove it.

I just thought of one more thing, make sure the lug nuts are put back on
with a torque wrench so the new rotors don't get warped from the start.

they are great
thats we we use at the shop during winter to tow things into the shop even the
trucks have a problem when the grands don't even slip

Mike Romain wrote:

Now Bill, I know lots of folks that take their Grands off road. They do
really well too..... Got photos to prove it.

I just thought of one more thing, make sure the lug nuts are put back on
with a torque wrench so the new rotors don't get warped from the start.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

"L.W.(ßill) Hughes III" wrote:

Hi Paul,
Your Grand Cherokee should have never been driven off road, so I
wouldn't worry about the sealed hub bearings:
http://www.off-road.com/jeep/cheroke...2_feb/bearing/ The rotors
were a problem for hard drives, and probably have been replaced already,
if yours at not pulsating than that's not a problem.
Replacing pads and a big C clamp should be all you need:
http://www.allpar.com/fix/Brakes.html Always buy a major brand:
http://www.raybestos.com/usa/brakepads.htm Unless you're selling it to
someone that doesn't mind whether it squeals, grabs and pulls.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:LWHughes3rd (AT) aol (DOT) com http://www.billhughes.com/

swbell wrote:

75K Miles.

Planning to replace the front rotors. Wondering about replacing the
bearings while I'm at it. Parts stores list a front hub and bearing
assembly. Can anyone tell me if the bearings should be replaced and
repacked?

Also, is a special tool needed to compress the calipers?

TIA!

Paul Nelson
03 Rubicon,
00 JGC

So your shop parking lot is like an off road test area? In
Kalifornia it never rains, but we still have paved parking lots.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:LWHughes3rd (AT) aol (DOT) com http://www.billhughes.com/

mic canic wrote:

they are great
thats we we use at the shop during winter to tow things into the shop even the
trucks have a problem when the grands don't even slip

in the winter our lot doesn't get plowed much and it thaws and refreezes and gets
just like a 2 trac sometimes and our bac 40 is a small woodlot with fresh new piles
of dirt so we have a small test course

"L.W.(ßill) Hughes III" wrote:

So your shop parking lot is like an off road test area? In
Kalifornia it never rains, but we still have paved parking lots.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:LWHughes3rd (AT) aol (DOT) com http://www.billhughes.com/

mic canic wrote:

they are great
thats we we use at the shop during winter to tow things into the shop even the
trucks have a problem when the grands don't even slip