What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (53 Viewers)

[Ozpall]

For the record, I wash the undercarriage 2-3 times per week during the winter. Not just weekly. Weekly isn't obsessive enough.

Once a week on winter it's pretty standard.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

Wait... You flush your brakes annually? Is this a real thing, or like @LS1FJ40 's obsession with washing his undercarriage weekly?

"It's my undercarriage, I'll wash it as much as I want! "

I also flush annually along with carrying Dot 4 and a bleeder hose on board. After the first time you boil your old fluid and loose your brakes coming down switch backs you will start doing it also. Brake fluid takes on moisture as time goes on making boiling more likely.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

I hope this is techy enough. I'm not a wrencher but I love this site and don't want to be a rulebreaker. Found a use for the old car phone mount I haven't removed. Apparently some metal under there. Good for opening IPA's when I'm parked for the night.View attachment 1244225

Take note your Land Cruiser comes from the factory with seven bottle openers installed.

 

[LS1FJ40]

Once a week on winter it's pretty standard.

Weekly is for normal vehicles. My 92 is my baby. She gets bathed extra.

 

[LS1FJ40]

I also flush annually along with carrying Dot 4 and a bleeder hose on board. After the first time you boil your old fluid and loose your brakes coming down switch backs you will start doing it also. Brake fluid takes on moisture as time goes on making boiling more likely.

Brake fluid is cheap. No reason not to carry it.

 

[Godzirra]

Take note your Land Cruiser comes from the factory with seven bottle openers installed.

Are you serious? I'm a newb, so help me out.

 

[MDarius]

I also flush annually along with carrying Dot 4 and a bleeder hose on board. After the first time you boil your old fluid and loose your brakes coming down switch backs you will start doing it also. Brake fluid takes on moisture as time goes on making boiling more likely.

Brake fluid is cheap. No reason not to carry it.

This is good! I didn't know annually was a good maintenance interval for this. I thought you only did it when it started looking nasty. I do carry brake fluid, I'll just start refreshing it more often. This is a great thread! I learn so much tech from all these weekend comments!

 

[surfpig]

Are you serious? I'm a newb, so help me out.

Here's one...

 

[Godzirra]

Here's one...
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Nice! Damn good beer too.

 

[surfpig]

This is good! I didn't know annually was a good maintenance interval for this. I thought you only did it when it started looking nasty. I do carry brake fluid, I'll just start refreshing it more often. This is a great thread! I learn so much tech from all these weekend comments!

One of the first things I did when I bought mine. I flushed about two big bottles of fluid through the system. And I'm not one of those "baselining" types at all. Brakes worked MUCH better afterwards.

 

[DWHeigher]

Thanks for the info!

I have left my 63 qt ARB on in my truck for 30+ hours. The truck was slow starting, but it did start.
Overnight is no problem if you are driving each day.

 

[LS1FJ40]

This is good! I didn't know annually was a good maintenance interval for this. I thought you only did it when it started looking nasty. I do carry brake fluid, I'll just start refreshing it more often. This is a great thread! I learn so much tech from all these weekend comments!

I do the "dirty" method. Turkey baster or syringe and suck out the brake fluid from the master cylinder then add fresh. Drive for a day. Repeat. After 3-4 it looks pretty damn good. I'm doing mine on a 6 month interval. It takes about 3 minutes and easy to do by yourself.

I learned this method on here. I'm sure the purists don't approve but it is a hell of a lot easier and means my fluid actually gets changed.

 

[bloc]

But most of the fluid in the calipers themselves stays dirty, correct?

Perhaps do the turkey baster method for a few days then crack the bleeders and let the new stuff displace what was in the calipers?

 

[surfpig]

But most of the fluid in the calipers themselves stays dirty, correct?

Perhaps do the turkey baster method for a few days then crack the bleeders and let the new stuff displace what was in the calipers?

That is actually how I did it.

 

[LS1FJ40]

But most of the fluid in the calipers themselves stays dirty, correct?

Perhaps do the turkey baster method for a few days then crack the bleeders and let the new stuff displace what was in the calipers?

That is actually how I did it.

I'm not sure. I sucked all of it out of the master cylinder reservoir. I noticed it get visibly darker each time I drove it. Hmmm.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

I do the "dirty" method. Turkey baster or syringe and suck out the brake fluid from the master cylinder then add fresh. Drive for a day. Repeat. After 3-4 it looks pretty damn good. I'm doing mine on a 6 month interval. It takes about 3 minutes and easy to do by yourself.

I learned this method on here. I'm sure the purists don't approve but it is a hell of a lot easier and means my fluid actually gets changed.

Actually spending ~$20 at Harbor Freight and purchase a vacuum bleeder. Use the turkey baster to start off with a clean reservoir then vacuum each wheel. Not only will you end up with fresh fluid through out the system your brakes will work great.

 

[bloc]

I put together a pressure bleeder for about $6 at home depot. Turn my compressor regulator all the way down (~8psi) and push the fluid through the system.

For my VW this is indispensable.

I've found that my Cruiser doesn't need anything other than gravity though. Maybe because I don't have LSPV or ABS anymore.

But yes, like you said, turkey baster or get fresh fluid into the reservoir otherwise before flushing.

Another tip is to get small diameter clear vinyl tubing and hook that up to the bleeder screw, then down into your catch can. Makes it very easy to see the color/condition of fluid, and any bubbles that are getting pushed through the system

 

[JaketheSSnake]

Actually spending ~$20 at Harbor Freight and purchase a vacuum bleeder. Use the turkey baster to start off with a clean reservoir then vacuum each wheel. Not only will you end up with fresh fluid through out the system your brakes will work great.

I was going to get one from HF, but the 2.5 star average scared me off. Looks like it's either 5 stars, or 1 star for it, very weird. Is this the one you're talking about?

 

[NLXTACY]

Nice! Damn good beer too.

No doubt. My wife, mother and little sisters like it too!

 

[NLXTACY]

I sucked all of it out of the master... I noticed it get visibly darker each time ...Hmmm.

Dammit, all I got was a pregnant wool blanket out of your visit. Maybe I should have tanned first