Just changed my front brake cylinders with brand-spanking new ones as the driver's side wheel seized on me. Well after spending 2 hours adjusting and tinkering with the brakes, the truck still veers the right. My mechanic said that the brakes on the drivers side are oil-soaked and advises to replace them. Any thoughts on how to fix this without getting news brake shoes since i just replaced them like 6 months ago.
Thx
Brake pads are cheap enough, always replace them as a set, meaning both sides (driver and passenger) at the same time. The calipers are designed, if you haven't already noticed, to allow replacement of the pads without removing the caliper. Just pull the pins out, and the pads will pass right through the back of the caliper.
I just ordered new pads for mine.... $30 for the set - hardly seems like a question on weather to replace them or not...
__________________ Bruce (VA3BWR)
'77 FJ40 2F'n much gas... '84 BJ60, DD "Tortuga Azul" (WVO Buildup Thread ) '85 BJ70, DD '84 BJ60 Parts truck ----------------------------------------------------------- To invent, you need a good imagination, and a pile of Junk. (Edison)
If they are oil soaked, you need to replace the axle seal, then replace the brake shoes. If you don't you'll get 6 months out of the new ones too.
__________________ Andrew
1971 FJ-40 Rubicon tested, 85 2F (with a little help from my Cruiser brothers) , SM420, some mods--It abides
1976 FJ40 gone
1984 FJ-60 H41, Toybox, 4.56/ARBs, SOA, twin sticks and Rubicon tested
1989 FJ-62 133k-OME, daily driver-H55f
1997 FZJ-80 Driveway queen, with door dent-currently living in Southern California, but better come home in one piece this time.
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