Thank you parking brake!

[Gundy]

This morning the importance of a functioning parking/EMERGENCY
brake was driven home.
Going down the driveway, headed to the highway, the brakes FAILED.
Zero....nada.....on the floor. No biggie, just used the parking/emergency brake.
Nice controlled stop from about 3 or 4 mph. Whew. Without that brake
I would have hit the highway with enough speed I probably couldn't
have made the turn. The fall off on the other side is about 10 feet.
Nursed it back to it's parking spot with the EMERGENCY brake.
Remember, the emergency brake was my Help a Member a Month
project. Worked like a charm.
I had blown the flex line from the front axle to the hard line.
There is a reason a working parking/emergency brake is required
for trail trucks. I could have been toast today without one.
Glad I have that power bleeder.
Ordering the line tomorrow.
%#*'";>#%*$#%...it's always sumpthin' or other.....man, I love
these trucks.

 

[Capt. Jim]

Another Elvis Encore?

Dang Gundy? Your driveway is becoming more hazardous than mine! And you have the cross-traffic to deal with.

Glad to hear:

a: You fixed your parking brake.

b: You didn't panic and knew to use the aux. brake.

c: Nothing was hurt/damaged.

d: Scout wasn't at the wheel.

I know that ditch on the other side is a deep one.

 

[Gundy]

gate crashing

Scout was along for the ride both times. You are right. I thought of
the Elvis headstand and how that gate was not going to stop
the FJ40 if Elvis was able to crash the gate.

 

[hooptie]

wow- that is crazy... you are so very lucky

 

[tclndcrz]

better that it happened in your driveway and not on the highway or on the trail going downhill. could have cause some serious damage to you or your truck

 

[cruiser4life]

Good to hear all is OK David. Coasting out into that 55-60 MPH traffic would scare me as much as the ditch on the other side of the road!!!

Note to self: Get the parking brake fixed in my 40!!

 

[Gundy]

Thank you Cline Co.!

Man, these guys are a life saver! Toyota no longer makes that brake hose.
Grrrrrrrrrr....
Cline Co. in Greenville will make one using my old one as a model.
Make it while I wait even. Saves $ too.

 

[VTCruiser]

David, can Cline Co. do custom high pressure hose making as well? I need will need some A/C hoses made/modified and maybe some power steering hoses...

 

[Gundy]

Yes they can. They have made many an a/c hose for my MBs.
They will even use your fittings and attach to new hoses.
They built my new water hoses for my Cruiser Shower.
Take your hoses with you and they'll hook you up and save some $$$.
600 Buncombe St G'ville. 233-7104 (across the street from Gene's Restr
where we did the breakfast for the FJC in G Vegas)
They can custom make about ANY type of hose.

 

[VTCruiser]

Awesome, good to know. Thanks!

Yes they can. They have made many an a/c hose for my MBs.
They will even use your fittings and attach to new hoses.
They built my new water hoses for my Cruiser Shower.
Take your hoses with you and they'll hook you up and save some $$$.
600 Buncombe St G'ville. 233-7104 (across the street from Gene's Restr
where we did the breakfast for the FJC in G Vegas)
They can custom make about ANY type of hose.

 

[Gundy]

update

Well, I broke down and ordered stainless steel line from SOR.It's longer and I figure this way I'm done with it forever. With the price of gas these days I figured it wasn't so
expensive when you figure going to G'ville and back.
That o.e.m. line ONLY lasted 34 years. SS ought to be good for
the next 40 years or so.

 

[Gundy]

Stainless steel line is ON! Power bled brakes. Woo Hoo....
Man those sucker were on there tight! I had to take the
proportioning valve loose and put in in a vise to break the
thing free. Grrrrrrr....
Now I have to adjust 8 wheel cylinders.
Thank goodness I have the SST adjuster.