Colorado B.S. Thread

This is why I shouldn't be working on my own truck. That's brake fluid on the ground. Fawwwwk.

 

How does it ride now?

 

Poor taco

 

Hmmm...sounds sub optimal. I'm guessing that since that was last July if there was an issue I'd have realized it by now?

 

OOOHH look at those superior drum brakes! thanks Toyota.
How'd that fluid get there?

 

Oh I don't know. I haven't driven it yet. I drove it earlier with no shocks. That was fun. NOT!

 

so whos going this sunday? and is there a big group from colorado going to MOAB??? me and my wife would love to go to that

 

Why you no drive your truck?

 

Not 100% sure to be honest. I was trying to get the drum cover back on to test fit the new studs. And one of the calipers wouldn't compress. So I got in truck and put it in neutral and pumped a couple times to see if it would compress the caliper to the point of bein able to throw that cover on for a test fit. Then, fluid all over the ground

 

not sure about Sunday yet... but probably a good amount going to Moab... I'd say 10 at least... there was 100+ trucks last year... imagine the same if not more this year

 

You pumped the breaks with out the drum cover? Is so you blew the Oval things the pads go into. I can't remember what the part is called off habd.

 

Have you looked in to avenza map app? It's pretty sweet goes off gps on your phone. And you down load quads you want

 

do you guys all go together? and camp out there? im going to start preparing as it will be our first big trip like this

 

Might have toasted a wheel cylinder. Hard to tell from the picture.

Pumping the brakes with the drum off would do the exact opposite of what you were trying to accomplish...

 

^^^^^^ What he said. I did this once on a buddies jeep. We didn't know the drum came off and the wheel cylinder was toast.

 

Damn, I'll look into this thanks man

Shiiiiit. A wheel cylinder?

Interesting. Well it didn't seem like the calipers were moving inward so I couldn't get that cover on so I tried pumping the brakes to see if they would move. That was a big mistake

 

If people are leaving around same days and time, sometimes they organize a convoy out to RT....just depends. Most ppl camp out at area BFE which is where everything happens

 

Don't worry. The wheel cylinder is an easy fix. You can go to any parts store and get one. Just don't drive the truck.

 

Cool thank you. I'll take another look tomorrow and call Toyota parts and refer to YouTube haha.

I wonder why I couldn't get the cover back on over the calipers though? It seemed like one side didn't want to compress inward which was preventing the drum cover from sliding back on

 

I was about to say, I recall a certain similar story involving an XJ.

Fairly easy fix, cheap part.

Oh and BTW:

friction material = shoes
cover = drum

calipers are only on disk brakes.