brakes, p/s and header 3 ??????

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3 questions
82 toy truck 4wd 22r

1. I rebuilt the front brakes and now they pull to the left:mad:
they are bled, dont leak. any ideas??

2. what do I need to add p/s I have none whats the list?

3. how do I fix my exhaust leak at the manifold:mad: I have done it twice but after 15 miles it comes back:bang::bang: 1st I used silicone with the toughest napa gasket material. next time no silicone still leaked grrrr...

thanks
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I would bleed the right hand brakes again...

P/S pump and lines, remote reservoir, P/S steering box, brackets to mount all this and maybe an idler pulley.

Pull your exhaust manifold off and check to see how flat it is as well as how flat the header surface on the head is... Silly-cone won't hold up on an exhaust gasket... I've heard of some goo called "Walker Acoustiseal" or something similar that came highly recommended... But any goo will only hold if it's not asked to do too much... :cheers:
 
both right side brakes? ok

how much does all that for the p/s cost.

walker acoustiseal is that at auto parts places like kragen?

will try it!!
 
If you only messed with the front brakes, then just do the front right again.

PS stuff, I would not pay more than $100 for everything. If you are planning on staying stock I'm sure you could find a stock steering box for free, they get canned when you go to cross over steering/high steer.

I've never actually seen Walker Acoustiseal in a store, only at a friends shop, but he swears by it and has been an airplane mechanic for 30 years or so... It may be an airplane type goo....
 
could you ask him where to get the Walker Acoustiseal? p l e a s e..... :)
 
Check the left side for any kinks in the line. I threw my brake lines back on the caliper one time in a hurry and accidentally kinked it, so it would pull to the right.
 
what years will bolt in on my 82 for the power steering stuff??
 
will my stock steering box have the hookups for p/s??
 
No, your non-power steering box will not have ports to just hook hoses to, you will need the pump, reservoir, and box off a 79-85 Truck/4Runner. The pumps may be engine specific 20R vs 22R/RE but I would hope not..... Good luck! :cheers:
 
brakes.....grrrr I took them apart all the way, I found out your not suppose to do that, could that be why they pull?
what I mean when i said I took them apart is 1 caliper I unbolted the caliper so that it was 2 pieces( 2 halves ) which I read is a no no am I screwed? I did this to both.
 
3. how do I fix my exhaust leak at the manifold:mad: I have done it twice but after 15 miles it comes back:bang::bang: 1st I used silicone with the toughest napa gasket material. next time no silicone still leaked grrrr...

Don't use RTV on exhaust or intake manifolds. I'll bet either your head surface is warped, or more likely your manifold is warped. Take the manifold to a machine shop and have it surfaced. Use a Toyota gasket.
 
2. what do I need to add p/s I have none whats the list?

Prices from my local u-pull.

Steering gear box: $35
Power steering pump: $25
Power steering reservoir: $10
Power steering hoses: $8 (you need one high pressure, and one low)
Pulley: $9

If you are going to add power steering I would seriously consider cross-over steering using an IFS box. You will need about 3" of lift to clear the linkage. This is one of the best modifications I ever made.
 
gonna us a remflex gasket
 
I would bleed the right hand brakes again...

I agree. Often the bubbles in brakes can hang in there. One trick I tried out, and had great success with is to smack the caliper with a rubber mallet to jar bubbles loose off the rougher internals of the tubing.

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brakes.....grrrr I took them apart all the way, I found out your not suppose to do that, could that be why they pull?
what I mean when i said I took them apart is 1 caliper I unbolted the caliper so that it was 2 pieces( 2 halves ) which I read is a no no am I screwed? I did this to both.

You may have dragging or sticky cylinders inside the calipers that are causing this. It could be from wear inside the calipers, or something, dirt or otherwise, inhibiting the smooth flow of the cylinders, or one side's pads are set higher than the others, causing a stronger pull on one side.
I would check out the suspected caliper to see if it's a height, or movement issue.
Don't beat yourself up on the rebuild, folks rebuild those things all the time, and it's easy to run into issues. After a while, though, a caliper can only be rebuilt so many times before the hydraulic surfaces are simply too tired. If you don't know the history of the truck, you may just have tired calipers.

P/S pump and lines, remote reservoir, P/S steering box, brackets to mount all this and maybe an idler pulley.

In my area, alot of first gens are making their way over to the local yards, I'm sure it could be easy to find the parts at this point. It's fairly easy to go to stock P/S because you don't need any new tie rods or drag links, the P/S box is the same size and has the same angles as the manual box.

Pull your exhaust manifold off and check to see how flat it is as well as how flat the header surface on the head is... Silly-cone won't hold up on an exhaust gasket... I've heard of some goo called "Walker Acoustiseal" or something similar that came highly recommended... But any goo will only hold if it's not asked to do too much... :cheers:

X2! Those manifolds warp over time because they're constantly heating and cooling, officially, you're supposed to have headers and manifolds trued every time you change the gaskets. Silicone will only stick around into the 600's, and exhaust leaving the engine is considerably higher, and at incredible pressure, you really shouldn't expect it to bear the brunt of the exhaust, but it well help the final mating surfaces mate better, if applied as a skim coat on the gasket.

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gonna us a remflex gasket
Remflex is alright, they do what they need to.


In short: everything Jerod said. I just felt it was worth saying again!

:beer:
 
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thanks for the extra input!!
 
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