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SILVER Star
Happy new year Mud brothers and sisters,
1980 (April) FJ40…
Finally got Ol’ Patches running consistently and wanted to drive it around the property to work the diff’s for a fluid change, however, I’ve read that being able to stop is important too.
Began by removing the drum on the LR (with help from old posts here, thank you) and surprisingly, things looked really good in there. Seems someone did a complete brake job years ago and never really drove it after.
Plan was/is to flush all the old nasty fluid out and saw a vid where a guy shows how to flush and fill as a one man show.
Anyway, was able to bleed the line a bit using a hand pump bleeder but when I set up the self draining set up (hose from nipple into a hole in a plastic bottle where the end stays below the level of old fluid so it doesn’t pull air back into the line) and went to pump the brakes expecting fluid to gush out. Nothing. Not one drip.
Before I plop down more coin and buy a new master cylinder or vacuum booster, does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks in advance,
Ian
1980 (April) FJ40…
Finally got Ol’ Patches running consistently and wanted to drive it around the property to work the diff’s for a fluid change, however, I’ve read that being able to stop is important too.
Began by removing the drum on the LR (with help from old posts here, thank you) and surprisingly, things looked really good in there. Seems someone did a complete brake job years ago and never really drove it after.
Plan was/is to flush all the old nasty fluid out and saw a vid where a guy shows how to flush and fill as a one man show.
Anyway, was able to bleed the line a bit using a hand pump bleeder but when I set up the self draining set up (hose from nipple into a hole in a plastic bottle where the end stays below the level of old fluid so it doesn’t pull air back into the line) and went to pump the brakes expecting fluid to gush out. Nothing. Not one drip.
Before I plop down more coin and buy a new master cylinder or vacuum booster, does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks in advance,
Ian