Recent content by 72Roper

Well, looks like the master cylinder was th culprit! My dad decided to try the new one just to see if it would fix it a that seemed to do the trick. Thanks to everyone for the thorough responses and troubleshooting recommendations. Have a great weekend!

Thank you. I’ll take a dive into that thread. Where is the adjuster that you mentioned between the MC and brake booster? The vehicle isn’t here with me so I do t have the advantage of walking out to the garage to search for it unfortunately.

Thank ls for the feedback. New lines were actually installed for the front drums and then again with the discs. All new hoses in all 4 corners. I’ll Definitely look into that residual valve in the existing MC. I would imagine that it could possibly have been bad even when the drums were still...

Have a 9/72 built fj40 that had front drum brakes when we purchased it. Pads on front driver drum brake consistently wanted to drag even after changing the wheel cylinders, pads on driver and passenger sides. Multiple attempts to adjust (based on instructions on this site) as well as bleeding...

Hello fellow forum members. Been a while since I've posted. I'm considering a front disc conversion on a 1972 US based FJ40 (9/72 build date) and was hoping to get some insight/recommendations from the folks who have already completed the conversion. Ordinarily I like to source parts from...

Thanks again all! This forum never disappoints. Appreciate the input!

These are a little more budget friendly!

Good lord those are speeendy!! Haha

Great! Thank you. Anyone happen to know the part name or number? I’ll look through the vendor catalogs to see if anyone still carries those.

On the FJ40s that came equipped with an OEM roll bar, did Toyota use additional backing plates on the bottom side of the tub underneath the topside roll bar mounting plates? I’ve seen this used in a number of other vehicles with aftermarket roll cages. Wasn’t sure what Toyota did from the...

So I ran the recommended brake line clamping test. The results were: Rear soft hose clamped- Same spongey pedal feel. No improvement. Front soft hose clamped - extremely hard pedal but almost ZERO actual braking. When I say hard pedal, I mean it you could barely detect ANY downward pedal travel.

Interesting technique! I’ll give it a shot as well as checking the back side of the M/C. Thanks!

Weren’t getting any fluid to the rear brakes at the fitting where it goes into the rear drum assembly. Ironically the brakes were firm and stopped well at that time but I was obviously only engaging the front brakes. I changed out the rear flex line with a new brake line. Ran an entire bottle...

Do those Brake line “T unions” that are mounted on the axle housing ever go bad? I wouldn’t think there are any components in them to fail but again I’m not as familiar with the Landcruiser parts as I am with other vehicles.

Trying to confirm my suspicions and thought I’d check with the pros on the forum incase there’s something I haven’t thought of. I have a 73 FJ40 with OEM power brakes. Under formal driving conditions the brake pedal is very soft “squishy” on the first press and then you can pump it a few...