Picked up a '90 V-6 SE Hardbody with a lot of miles for cheap. Engine smokes a lot, but it smells mostly like unburnt fuel.
Ran some fuel injector cleaner through it and on a 14 mile trip it burned just over 1/4 tank of fuel!
PO was thinking one of the injectors was bad and he did a half...
the 'fancy gauges' tell me I get the same amount of pressure left and right. it seems that the right rear was locking up first because that side had less weight on it: my fat butt was on the left :)
the monte's have been on there about 3 months. now that I have the problem localized I can...
Survey says: faulty proportioning valve I got from downey when I did the disc swap.
installed gauges on the fronts first since I already had the wheels off. did about 8 tests, resetting the gauges each time and came up with an average of 700 lbs (engine not running).
then moved the...
that's really good to know about the slow-seize bit, thanks a lot! I'll be looking at that shortly.
meanwhile, my gauges got here yesterday while I was at work, so I have NEW TOYS! I'm on my way out to play now, but I'll be checking those pistons while I'm at it. Thanks again!
the fronts seem to be fine, from what I can tell. that's part of the reason for the gauges: I want to be able to tell for sure. I replaced the pads, calipers, and rotors about 14 years ago, which is a lot, but actualy only about 12k miles. the pads are still probably 2/3 of new.
when you had...
might be overkill, but it should answer a few questions about this problem and let me know for sure where the problem lies...
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SD: I've been thinking of reinstalling the first, or even second master, but of the three this one seems to get the best pedal. I had the same symptoms with all three.
I didn't actually replace the master because of the leak on the rear line: I replaced it because a week or so after I fixed...
all the lines are anchored. not as good looking as I'd like but they're anchored. golf and any chance of working on the cruiser were hoplessly rained out around hole 16 yesterday and so far today.
Anyone have an idea how to tell if the fronts are clamping enough?
give up golf? huh? that's...
Don't mean to sound like I'm complaining here, but I was really hoping for some insight here.
It must be me. I'm missing something simple on this thing and it's getting the best of me.
Yes, it's the side closest to the T. Come to think of it, I cleaned the front T during this whole episode, but not the rear. Think I'll yank that off after golf tomorrow and make sure it's clean...
When I say "lock up" I don't mean it locks and stays locked: it just skids that tire when I...
removed front calipers & slid 3 thin pieces of wood between the pads. mashed on the brake and got a faint outline of the pad on the soft pine. 'suppose that's sufficient clamping force?
Thanks dgangle...might give that a try!
n2hky: yep, I had that all envisioned yesterday morning. had it all figured out in my head. measured and measured with a machinists caliper, looked like the stud might have been .013" long.
anyone have a good way to hold that outer collar while...
This thing just makes no sense. At all.
Ok, was working, but found the rear line leaking after the pedal started getting mushy, thus the mc replacement. Fixed the rear line, re-clocked the rear discs and swapped the calipers side to side to keep the bleeders on top: same wheel locks up even...
Setup: '77 40 with stock front disc, monte rear, JTO FZJ80 master. Axle lines, flexible lines at 4 corners, and drop-downs from the frame are all new with steel for the axles and stainless for the flexible bits.
problem: right rear locks up imediately when you step on the brake. Fronts either...
when the problem first started I installed a reman master. same symptom. then installed a new aisin fzj80 master. same symptom.
as for the booster, as I understand it, even if the thing was completely shot, it's just a rod extending from the brake pedal and could not affect fluid, air in the...
no luck. replaced the drops and mc fittings/lines. pedal feels a little better, but right rear still locks up really easily (like at 10mph).
Ideas anyone?
question: do the t's at the axle proportion left to right? could one go bad?
'77 40, rear monte discs, oem front discs, JT aisin FJZ80 mc.
Has a problem with air getting in to the front lines somewhere once the engine is running. Vibration I think. I suspect the mc line(s). I've figured this out by using the mitivac as I couldn't get a good pedal bleeding normally...