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Well the brakes suck now. Gotta put your foot almost all the way to the floor. Can lock up the rears with a bit of effort. I know the fronts are doing something because the rotors are hot. Going to try and bleed it again and see if maybe there’s an air bubble I didn’t get out but I’m not confident on that.
Other than that, she’s running great! Going to start driving it around this week.
Pulled the master off to measure the booster rod. It was maybe a half turn short so not enough to make a difference.
Went ahead and redid the bench bleed on the master since I had it off. Didn’t see any air.
Put the master back on but left the bench bleed hoses still on and in the reservoir. Went and pushed the pedal and it’s firm all the way through the stroke so I feel confident that’s good.
Im wondering if there is still a big air pocket somewhere in the lines. Think I’m gonna go buy several bottles of fluid and bleed a whole bottle through each wheel. Figure thats going to flush anything out that may still be trapped in there.
IDK about an '89 but in my '99 4runner the abs had to be bled with a scan tool to get all the air out. It was a nightmare and I sold it before I ever got the brakes right.
Well I rebled it. Also learned I needed to bleed the load adjusting valve in the back. Got some air out of there and a bunch of nasty fluid. Brakes are better but still go about halfway down before they start to grab. Probably need to replace all the rubber lines next but for now I can lock the brakes up with a bit of effort so I’m happy.
Replaced turn signal bulbs but that didn’t fix the non working front one. Think the relay is still on the fritz as it froze up again on me today. That and the right one is getting at least 10v with the hazards on and the left is only getting about 6v.
Factory water temp gauge still doesn’t work even after a new sender. Think I’m just gonna go cheap auto parts store coolant gauge and call it good.
Decided to go ahead and drive the thing. Took it up to 60mph and it’s smooth as glass. No wobbles or bouncing or vibrations or weird noises. There’s about a quarter turn of play in the steering wheel, 3rd is a bit tricky to grab, and the shocks are completely shot, but man, it was nice to drive it.
New flasher module didn’t fix the blinker. Pulled the left housing out (non working) and put it on the right side (working) and the problem followed. Plugged the right housing into the left socket and it worked just fine. Tells me the problem is at the housing.
It’s fairly corroded in here. Buddy of mine suggested wiping it down with white vinegar to help clean it. Thoughts? Are there new housings available aftermarket? Don’t really wanna try and unpin and pull apart 35yr old plastic and rubber.
Jan 7, 2024 | 05:24 PM
