E-Brake Shoes

[mtbjeep]

Hi all. My dealer wants $900 to replace the ebrake shoes on my 2018 JLU 3.6 MT. I have no frame of reference. Is this crazy or reasonable?

Thanks!

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[polock48]

rockauto.com.....$21 to $47 for shoes. YouTube is your friend.

 

[AnnDee4444]

Is this crazy or reasonable?

 

[mtbjeep]

It looks like a giant PITA. Axle has to be removed, rotor and caliper removed etc. I get the parts are cheap but I wonder how bad I'm getting gouged on labor.

 

[INCRHULK]

It looks like a giant PITA. Axle has to be removed, rotor and caliper removed etc. I get the parts are cheap but I wonder how bad I'm getting gouged on labor.

You don’t need to remove the axel. That just makes it a bit “easier” to access the work area.

 

[Old Jeeper]

It looks like a giant PITA. Axle has to be removed, rotor and caliper removed etc. I get the parts are cheap but I wonder how bad I'm getting gouged on labor.

Even at almost 80 years of living and over 60 years of driving cars, truck, some has FINALLY worn out the E brake????????? How did you manage that. I have never worn one out and had cars I have driven for 169k miles.

 

[AnnDee4444]

Even at almost 80 years of living and over 60 years of driving cars, truck, some has FINALLY worn out the E brake????????? How did you manage that. I have never worn one out and had cars I have driven for 169k miles.

 

[avidangler]

It depends on if you want to spend a few hours on the work. $900 seems high in my opinion and I'd probably do it myself.

 

[mtbjeep]

I agree with your confusion 100% I have had the cable tensioned 3 times since December 2022 and now the shoes are shot. My driveway is an incline so I use the e-brake every day, plus I use it a lot when wheeling, but I've never driven with the e-brake on which is the only way I can see to wear the shoes down. It is possible that other people who have driven my Jeep drove away with the e-brake engaged, but the vehicle is really good at alerting you that you are driving with the e-brake on so I am at a complete loss.

 

[mtbjeep]

It depends on if you want to spend a few hours on the work. $900 seems high in my opinion and I'd probably do it myself.

Thanks, it does see high. That is way above my pay grade and time availability however. I'd like to shop it around but I have a trip this Friday and I doub't that I can find someone to do it in time.

 

[Old Jeeper]

I GOT IT NOW. I am just a ROCK CRAWLER what would I know...

 

[avidangler]

Thanks, it does see high. That is way above my pay grade and time availability however. I'd like to shop it around but I have a trip this Friday and I doub't that I can find someone to do it in time.

That's fair, with the trip coming up and time not being on your side, the shop is probably the way to go.

 

[AnnDee4444]

I GOT IT NOW. I am just a ROCK CRAWLER what would I know...

Oh... right.

Is this better?

 

[INCRHULK]

Mud and rock ground into the shoes will kill them too.

 

[mwilk012]

Jeep is smoking crack, wanting 189.00 per side for parking brake shoes. Ridiculous. How did you wear out the parking brake exactly?

The dealer isn’t wrong, which sucks.

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