Hi, I'm new to the board, just picked up a 96 LX450 yesterday. The only thing I noticed is that when coming to a complete stop, just normal driving, the brake pedal kicks back like the ABS is kicking in or something. No warning lights or anything come on, it just seems to kick back against my foot. Any ideas on what to check?
Noob with a brake issue.
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This does not sound normal. Check the brake fluid level. If the booster is bad it will pump the pedal back at you and possibly suck the master cylinder of fluid. Low level may be an indication of this.
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Definately feels like it's ABS related. The ABS light doesn't come on when it does it though, and it definately works, it comes on when I shift to low range, I assume that's normal and the ECU is disabling the ABS for low range?
I believe that's correct (ABS disabled in low range). So do you get this strange behavior in low range? Seems like a good way to rule in/out an ABS problem.
Is it a pulsating kick or a sinlge kick? You might try running a search to see what comes up in regards to ABS related problems. Can't recall specific issues off hand, but I know there have been similar problems in the past. A couple of quick and easy troubleshooting suggestions might be to unbolt and pull (gently) the ABS sensor out of the knuckle housing and wipe it off to make sure there isn't any excess build-up on it. Also check for anything abnormal looking... cracked, scarred etc.. Then jack the wheel off the ground and apply pressure at 6 and 12 o'clock and then at 3 and 9, to see if there is any play in the wheels.
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Is it a pulsating kick or a sinlge kick? You might try running a search to see what comes up in regards to ABS related problems. Can't recall specific issues off hand, but I know there have been similar problems in the past. A couple of quick and easy troubleshooting suggestions might be to unbolt and pull (gently) the ABS sensor out of the knuckle housing and wipe it off to make sure there isn't any excess build-up on it. Also check for anything abnormal looking... cracked, scarred etc.. Then jack the wheel off the ground and apply pressure at 6 and 12 o'clock and then at 3 and 9, to see if there is any play in the wheels.
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It pulsates slowly, it will kick back, then do it again sometimes if I'm still moving and keep pressure on the pedal.
Could be tire's not balanced. If you have free balance and rotation, that's easy to check, could be alignment, then could be rotors, but you said it couldn't and didn't explain why.
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Sorry, I should have been more specific. It's not a pulsation, it feels like the brake system is literally kicking the pedal back, as in, pressure against my foot increases and I have to increase pressure to maintain the same stopping force.