any saints in the area wanna give me a hand and afew opinions on my break issues?

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luzercruiser

luzercruiser

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ill be done installing the front cylinders tomorrow and will be installing new shoes for the drums, i could use some opinions and maybe a hand trying to get my pedal to come back up off the floor, i think ill tryn take afew pictures right now :/


BBl :cheers:
 
Where are you and what are you working on, the 40?
 
down the street from CB toyota, ( but too broke to get the work done there)

it started when i got the 4o. the brakes went soft after 3 pumps, then the pedal didnt come back up.

took it to CB toyota, they said it was the wheel cylinders or maybe everything down to the brake booster.


came home, took it apart, checked everything; all good but the cylinders and pads need work.


now im almost done replacing the wheel cylinders. ive 1 wheel left, then the bleed and spacing of the brake shoes ( ive never spaced drums before) pretty much i just need someone other than myself to throw out some opinions and tips, maybe a smart:wrench: hand to trouble shoot if the brakes arent cured . no need to rush it. id like to have it all sorted by the next meet so i can come down, if anyone gets a bit of extra time between now and feb's meet and wants to tinker with it thats great, maybe teach me afew gremlin cures.

other than the breaks there is afew other issues on my list but the breaks are the top and i havent looked into the others.

off the top of my head
#1:breaks*
#2:blinkers front(not working) rear not hooked up
#3:dash cluster isnt hooked up, nor is the 2 aftermarket needles
#4:radio hook up to battery
#5: horn but then again i dont really care about that ( thinking about getting one from my friends VW 2000 bug, AWOOOGA! :hillbilly:

she'll need paint and a rust grind to but i want the instruments running before i worry about cosmetics



ive a low end crescent brand tool kit that does the job

:cheers:



oh wow i typo'd break/**BRAKE** hah:censor:
 
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nice mousepad
 
The shoes look good, the drums don't look bad ether? What was wrong with the cylinders, if they were leaking, would expect the shoes to be soaked? Are you sure the shoes were properly adjusted?
 
i had soft pedal after 3 pumps and the brakes wouldnt do anything.

my fj is the energizer bunny at this moment it keeps going and going and not stopping and not stopping...:doh:
 
luzercruiser said:
i had soft pedal after 3 pumps and the brakes wouldnt do anything.

my fj is the energizer bunny at this moment it keeps going and going and not stopping and not stopping...:doh:
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Sounds like they were not adjusted correctly, early cruiser drums are a pain to adjust.
 
Tools R Us said:
Sounds like they were not adjusted correctly, early cruiser drums are a pain to adjust.
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Not only that, but require re-adjusting from time to time.
 
im not suer if they were adjusted right , the cylinders were seized up ive helped out alot on cars but never drum breaks so im reading as many threads as i can to soak up info then eye ball it. :bang: i wont know if ive fixed the problem until i get the entire mess back together


once i get the driver side front back together and adjusted ill hope for the best and see if its better



im also startin to think its a 75 or earlier being that i have 4 drums instead of 2 disc front 2 drum back
 
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luzercruiser said:
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im also startin to think its a 75 or earlier being that i have 4 drums instead of 2 disc front 2 drum back
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Sounds like it? Maybe shoot a pic of the backing plate/wheel cylinders, someone maybe able to ID the year?
 
fj40 pictures by zachbuschbusch - Photobucket

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anyone know what snork this goes to?
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was stolen from the last owner at a motel
 
last owner replaced it, i have 2 ATM, ones in the back of the rig ones installed
 
I ran into a lot of the same issues with my 40. For what its worth, after messing around with drum brakes and continually having issues I finally went with disc brakes. In my opinion it was one of the best upgrade I could have done.

Just a thought.
 
fj40frk said:
I ran into a lot of the same issues with my 40. For what its worth, after messing around with drum brakes and continually having issues I finally went with disc brakes. In my opinion it was one of the best upgrade I could have done.

Just a thought.
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yah, id love do do a conversion but im broke, im most likely going back to sandiego, i have multiple job offers there and will hopefully have it sorted out by then:cheers:
 
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