What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

alright Ill try that thanks

 

Read about this is another thread today and the consensus was to bench bleed the master cylinder followed by bleeding all 4 corners.

Bench bleeding usually involves taking the MC off but I've read you can do it while it's on the truck, never done it myself though.

 

I would just bleed all 4 and the load valve every night for a week before I would tear the MC back off. Its what I do after every brake job Ive done.

 

I remember you had an issue awhile back I think where you had to bleed the brakes a bunch before the pedal firmness returned to normal.

 

Yup. Just had to keep bleeding. Now my pedal is almost too hard. Anytime someone else drives, our heads about go through the windshield when they go to stop at first. Takes hardly any pedal travel to stop and not much more to engage abs. I imagine part of that is from Ceramic pads and a real tight adjustment in the back.

 

Any one have a part number

 

Man that's what you said in June of 2018. Lol
Better put some info on that sweet tow rig .

 

I bench bled it before I put it on and then jacked up the rear of the truck when I bled the brakes again (I read the MC should be level so I thought I’d try it)

Load valve? Where’s that?

 

The tow rig is just a Sportsmobile (not to downplay sportsmobiles, but they are reasonably easy to look into). https://sportsmobile.com/sportsmobile-4x4/

Pretty nice vehicles - my uncle has one - but not nearly as nimble as a Tacoma.

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Load valve = BPV brake proportioning valve. Has a bleeder valve on it

 

Follow the brake line on your rear axle up near the gas tank, you should see a valve with a bleeder screw. Do it after you've done the brakes. It may have a little rubber cap on it so really look for it

 

oh alright thanks, I have never touched my bpv, hopefully I don't snap the bleeder off lol

 

I still forget to do it half the time lol

 

I know that their $$$. but still pretty awesome camper and capable for what they are. Not a bad choice for a tow/camper if you can swing it.

 

What the order of bleeding?

 

Heather valve.
I wish I had the part #. It was ridiculously expensive tho...$150 or something.
Mine broke the same way, same spot.

 

Passenger rear, driver rear, lspv, passenger front, driver front

 

That manual valve is one of the reasons that I really like my Taco and have put a lot of money into it to keep it for the long term.

I have a 28 year old car that uses an electrically operated air/mix door motor to control the heater temp. When the motor goes out, its like a day of work to change the little motor. Also, the motors were discontinued a few years ago. When the motor fails, its in the full heat position. Last year, I could only drive it on cold days. Its a sad story.

 

Did the boot slide mod on the passenger side inner CV boot since that tore and I finally got around to replacing it

 

Finished the design of the a-pillar Scangauge mount, to go along with the Ultragauge mount:





Just say "NO!" to loose Ultragauges and Scangauges .