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And that's enough of that bull**** for today. Bent up new hard lines so hopefully they seal.

Tomorrow some bleeding and I'll recheck the toe. The wonky rotor made it hard to tell if I had it right.

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Always felt like that hard brake line to the calliper might be there to keep the rubber line from lighting on fire in the rare event of a stuck calliper or over loaded downhill braking situation.

Im not sure it’s that relevent but the degrees of flex the rubber line has to do is much much more without the hard line terminating at the centre pivot point of the hub. Maybe more wear?

Also my personal experience is loose snow chains are much more likely to damage brake lines not tucked in tight to the hub.
 
stevebradford said:
Always felt like that hard brake line to the calliper might be there to keep the rubber line from lighting on fire in the rare event of a stuck calliper or over loaded downhill braking situation.

Im not sure it’s that relevent but the degrees of flex the rubber line has to do is much much more without the hard line terminating at the centre pivot point of the hub. Maybe more wear?

Also my personal experience is loose snow chains are much more likely to damage brake lines not tucked in tight to the hub.
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It doesn't move much more than stock, but at this point I'm not really worried about getting another 35 years out of it.


As for snow chains, I have some. I hope to never use them. 🤣
 
stevebradford said:
Always felt like that hard brake line to the calliper might be there to keep the rubber line from lighting on fire in the rare event of a stuck calliper or over loaded downhill braking situation.
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I was thinking about this last night, and I'm pretty sure every other vehicle species I've worked on has had a flex hose right to the calipers. Hondas, Toyota cars etc. maybe even the big old Ford tho I can't 100% remember...

Usually with a banjo bolt tho, and it actually would be nicer if this hose had one too.

So I'm thinking the way they did it was just to keep it lowest profile possible, but chains on the front is a pretty unlikely scenario for me.
 
Looks really good. Happy New Year, BTW. My only issue is the smaller fittings corroding and it's hard to turn off
without twisting the hose. Do you use any kind of anti seize on the threads? I'm getting to use marine metal-free
anti-seize more often.
 
Yes,Toyota likes to over engineer their vehicles for extra reliability.

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Fun story:
Years ago I was on a ski bus coming down mt Washington that lost its brakes the driver must have been riding the brakes hard? he stuffed it into a snow bank in the ditch with both front calliper brake lines on fire. We tried to put them out with the one fire extinguisher on board but they would keep relighting till there was no rubber left. Was a very long day, late night!
 
stevebradford said:
Yes,Toyota likes to over engineer their vehicles for extra reliability.

www.carscoops.com

Ford Bronco Burns To A Crisp After Alleged Braking Malfunction Causes Short | Carscoops

It's being claimed that hot brakes, a short circuit and malfunctioning ABS resulted in one dead Ford
www.carscoops.com www.carscoops.com

Fun story:
Years ago I was on a ski bus coming down mt Washington that lost its brakes the driver must have been riding the brakes hard? he stuffed it into a snow bank in the ditch with both front calliper brake lines on fire. We tried to put them out with the one fire extinguisher on board but they would keep relighting till there was no rubber left. Was a very long day, late night!
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I had a caliper get hot on my 80 , line didn't catch fire, but the caliper shat out all it's fluid, so I'm guessing if they're hot enough to catch fire, you've probably already lost the brakes. :meh:
 
Most vehicles have separate brake system's divided between front and rear in the master cylinder for safety reasons so you would still have some braking for several applications.
 
stevebradford said:
Most vehicles have separate brake system's divided between front and rear in the master cylinder for safety reasons so you would still have some braking for several applications.
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That's why dual master cylinders. Technically the emergency brake is supposed to stop a vehicle from speed at full application.
 
stevebradford said:
Most vehicles have separate brake system's divided between front and rear in the master cylinder for safety reasons so you would still have some braking for several applications.
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Well yeah. Pretty standard.

But if you're riding brakes till they catch fire in a bus going downhill in the snow, the rears aren't going to do you much good :lol:


Anyways, I'm not here to argue about something theoretical. Toyota uses flex line direct to caliper on some applications.

If they believed that to be an absolute no no, they wouldn't do it at all. A bit more vulnerable to chains? Sure I'll give you that, but chains on the front is a last resort for me because of the nearness of tie rods etc.

merry new year you argumentative bastard :beer: :lol:
 
Sorry, I wasn’t aware we were arguing :frown:

Just thought I would share some of my thoughts why Toyota might have done that and some of my own brake experiences.

To 2025 another great year of cruisering! :beer:
 
cruiserpilot said:
Looks really good. Happy New Year, BTW. My only issue is the smaller fittings corroding and it's hard to turn off
without twisting the hose. Do you use any kind of anti seize on the threads? I'm getting to use marine metal-free
anti-seize more often.
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I didn't really put anything on them, but dipping the end of the brake line in diesel before flaring made a huge difference. ( just happens to be a pot sitting on my bench for some reason :lol:.)

I have some white antisieze that's good and non metallic. I still have a lot of the copper and some nickel anti seize, so I'm trying to use up the copper s***, just remember to not use it on anything aluminum.

Kindof of a leftover from the boatyard days, probably not as big a deal on a vehicle, but copper and aluminum generally don't mix.


Anyways, took the truck for a burn, death wobble is gone, still a slight shimmy at 80, but I suspect that might be tire balance.

Might rotate them tomorrow, but I'm tired of torquing s*** today.

Retorquing ubolts sucks ass. :lol:
 
seapotato said:
just remember to not use it on anything aluminum.

Kindof of a leftover from the boatyard days, probably not as big a deal on a vehicle, but copper and aluminum generally don't mix.
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Always learn s*** from you, kinda cool. Stuff never think or know about.
 
We'll see how much of this I can get through this week.
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I've never touched the rear wheel bearings, but seemed like I should have a look after a decade and 100k + kms

Bought the kit 8 years ago I think 🤣

One side almost done. Gawd I hate drum brakes. Those ****ing springs....🤬
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Goofy lookin thing

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That's enough of that bull**** for today. Got it back together mostly.

Brake adjustment and torque the flanges is about it. Axles are just in loose for now.

I wonder about those Phillips screws that hold the bearing nut in place. About all you can do is make them tight and hope they stay put.

Glad I did this tho.

Driver's side looked perfect running on gear oil, other side was still on grease but it showed signs of being near the end. Still ran cool, but I wouldn't have expected that to last another 10 years.

I considered pulling the diff for a look, but the gear oil was clear and fresh looking, even though I have zero recollection of when I did it last, so fackit .🤣🤣

I'd almost forgotten I'd made these. Old bearing races with a skim taken off on the lathe. Awesome for putting the new races in.
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Once I get this buttoned up I think I'll put in that fuel pickup that's been on my bench for half a year.

Not sure I can face knuckles after today 😂
 
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I ordered up those 12-24v led bulbs we were talking about to try. As luck would have it i burnt out a front running light on the recent super bumpy drive. Almost don’t need the headlights anymore!
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Other side with an incandescent for comparison.
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