TOY: Break work

[steve <steveschneider@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

hello list,

I have an 89 toyota 4x4 xcab and I think it is about time to replace the 
break pads due to the fact that whenever I apply the breaks the steering 
wheels feels as if it is pulsing back and forth rapidly at regular 
intervals, does this sound like a normal symptom of beak pad wear to 
everyone? I havent ever done any break work myself before and I am a 
little bit hesitant to jump into this,  but a guy I was talking to was 
telling me (somewhat un-clearly)that the break pad replacement on these 
vehicles is extremely simple and can be completed with a minimum of 
disassembly by disconnecting a couple of springs, swapping the pads and 
re-attaching the springs, said it took him about 30 min on the first one 
and 10 mins on all the rest (I think his toy is a 93 or 94 4x4, and he 
said a toy mechanic friend of his told him how to do it)... does this seem 
to be accurate to any of you out there who have more break experience than 
I do? and are there any pitfalls that I should watch out for with this, 
I'd hate to go out for a spin and find myself in the position of having 
a...significant lack of breaking ability....
any info or insight on these questions will be greatly appreciated

thanks in advance for your time and effort.
steve


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Can anybody give me some ideas as to the frame rusting prob on the 84-88 
4x4's, You know the area by the right rear leaf spring perch. If someone 
could post their successful fixes I would  appreciate it.

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sounds like your rotors are warped or out of round. repl them


>From: steve <steveschneider@operamail.com>
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>To: toyota@4x4Wire.com
>Subject: TOY: Break work
>Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2004 17:53:25 -0700
>
>hello list,
>
>I have an 89 toyota 4x4 xcab and I think it is about time to replace the 
>break pads due to the fact that whenever I apply the breaks the steering 
>wheels feels as if it is pulsing back and forth rapidly at regular 
>intervals, does this sound like a normal symptom of beak pad wear to 
>everyone? I havent ever done any break work myself before and I am a little 
>bit hesitant to jump into this,  but a guy I was talking to was telling me 
>(somewhat un-clearly)that the break pad replacement on these vehicles is 
>extremely simple and can be completed with a minimum of disassembly by 
>disconnecting a couple of springs, swapping the pads and re-attaching the 
>springs, said it took him about 30 min on the first one and 10 mins on all 
>the rest (I think his toy is a 93 or 94 4x4, and he said a toy mechanic 
>friend of his told him how to do it)... does this seem to be accurate to 
>any of you out there who have more break experience than I do? and are 
>there any pitfalls that I should watch out for with this, I'd hate to go 
>out for a spin and find myself in the position of having a...significant 
>lack of breaking ability....
>any info or insight on these questions will be greatly appreciated
>
>thanks in advance for your time and effort.
>steve
>
>
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It is very easy to do the basic pad change but, the pulsing sounds like 
something else is going on like warped rotors or high spots on the 
surface of the rotor.  Try just changing the pads and see if the problem 
goes away.  Getting the rotors off the front is a little involved if it 
turns out you need to get them resufaced.  I belive some list members 
have web pages with instructions on getting the rotors off and back on.....

Steve Keene - Anaheim, Ca


steve wrote:

> hello list,
>
> I have an 89 toyota 4x4 xcab and I think it is about time to replace 
> the break pads due to the fact that whenever I apply the breaks the 
> steering wheels feels as if it is pulsing back and forth rapidly at 
> regular intervals, does this sound like a normal symptom of beak pad 
> wear to everyone? I havent ever done any break work myself before and 
> I am a little bit hesitant to jump into this,  but a guy I was talking 
> to was telling me (somewhat un-clearly)that the break pad replacement 
> on these vehicles is extremely simple and can be completed with a 
> minimum of disassembly by disconnecting a couple of springs, swapping 
> the pads and re-attaching the springs, said it took him about 30 min 
> on the first one and 10 mins on all the rest (I think his toy is a 93 
> or 94 4x4, and he said a toy mechanic friend of his told him how to do 
> it)... does this seem to be accurate to any of you out there who have 
> more break experience than I do? and are there any pitfalls that I 
> should watch out for with this, I'd hate to go out for a spin and find 
> myself in the position of having a...significant lack of breaking 
> ability....
> any info or insight on these questions will be greatly appreciated
>
> thanks in advance for your time and effort.
> steve
>
>



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    The same thing occurred to my T100.  New rotors corrected the problem
immediately.
    If the rotors have been turned down a time or two they will warp.
    I've been working on my own vehicles for well over thirty years and I
learned long ago to *not* turn the rotors if they aren't pulsing but to just
leave them be and replace the pads when needed.
    As examples of this theory, my last three vehicles were:
    '87 Toyota XtraCab - traded at 202,000 with original rotors and no brake
problems, except to replace the pads.
    '76 and then a '77 Celica - scrapped out at over 200,000 miles due to
rust with original rotors and no brake problems except to replace the pads.

Dick Seng
'97 T100 XtraCab SR5
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From: "steve" <steveschneider@operamail.com>
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Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 7:53 PM
Subject: TOY: Break work


hello list,

I have an 89 toyota 4x4 xcab and I think it is about time to replace the
break pads due to the fact that whenever I apply the breaks the steering
wheels feels as if it is pulsing back and forth rapidly at regular
intervals, does this sound like a normal symptom of beak pad wear to
everyone? I havent ever done any break work myself before and I am a
little bit hesitant to jump into this,  but a guy I was talking to was
telling me (somewhat un-clearly)that the break pad replacement on these
vehicles is extremely simple and can be completed with a minimum of
disassembly by disconnecting a couple of springs, swapping the pads and
re-attaching the springs, said it took him about 30 min on the first one
and 10 mins on all the rest (I think his toy is a 93 or 94 4x4, and he
said a toy mechanic friend of his told him how to do it)... does this seem
to be accurate to any of you out there who have more break experience than
I do? and are there any pitfalls that I should watch out for with this,
I'd hate to go out for a spin and find myself in the position of having
a...significant lack of breaking ability....
any info or insight on these questions will be greatly appreciated

thanks in advance for your time and effort.
steve


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