What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

rear wheel cylinders ma'am

 

I have serviced rear wheel brake cylinders that have required honing to restore piston sealing integrity.
I have several three stone "brake cylinder" hones for the purpose.

But

When such efforts are required, the entire rear braking hydraulic system is drained down while the actuator cylinder is brought to the bench for refurbishment.

A thorough replacement of fluid along with bleeding is just part of the process. It can hardly go unattended.

Hence my question.

Do you "hone in place"? and pinch off the flex hose while doing the honing? seems like more trouble to me.

 

but you ask what one is?
ok
honed in place .........new cups, covers, a kit.....but now most people just put a new cylinder on it rather than servicing it.......and hardly any rear drum vehicles around any more
of course fluid is lost but not all.....fill and bleed

 

My question was about your comment of mushy brakes. The way I see it, after the work, the brakes will be at their BEST!

Perhaps you run with a shoddy crowd. ;-)

You wrote,
it depends on how the rears are adjusted or if they were completely bled, when the rear cylinders are honed alot of fluid is lost so some fluid is replaced"

In my thinking, All the fluid was lost, and replaced, and the air bled. while doing a cylinder hone.

By the way, brake fluid is a GREAT honing fluid. Stones cut fast, and the contaminated fluid flushes with water!

 

if the rears are not adjusted correctly the pedal will travel further until brakes work

 

I always liked how the black fender flares on the TRD Off-road and Pro models look. Plastidip to the rescue!

 

Now you have a Sport/ OR.

 

Finally got the hood and the black bed side decals done.
Not cheap since they took the old clear mask off of the hood first.

 

The bleeder completely ripping in half is super fun.

 

I recently had a great time hanging out with my drum brakes. Would not recommend. Fought me every step.

 

Nice 3rd brake! I have the same one. That's a job I hope to never have to do again.

 

I actually do pay attention when I'm driving. I learned years ago, in the flip phone era the dangers of that when I almost rear ended someone typing to answer to a text message. Since then I never have the phone in my hand whilst driving. I use Android Auto with the truck, Phone stays in the center console. If I can't do something on the Radio screen, with the steering wheel controls or by asking Google, then I either don't need to do it or I need to pull over to do it.
You are right driving and operating a vehicle takes your full attention.
Another thing that drives me crazy is the people on there phones doing Facebook, Insta, Tick Tok or whatever at red lights holding us up because they aren't paying attention the light is GREEN! This is when I Lay on the horn till they move.

 

Looks sharp !!

 

Hone this in place!

 

Nor have I.

 

Quite the lengthy conversation evolved over my simple post stating that I finally got off my ass and did a front disc and rotor replacement. Without fluid replacement or, touching the rear drum brakes (where, in my opinion I will probably change 3 sets of disc pads before the drums will even need attention) and when it gets to that point I take it to my brother’s transmission and auto shop and get it taken care of, (and it costs me parts and lunch) because when it comes to the technical shit, like rear drum brakes replacement, I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
But I have new brakes and rotors and, the truck stops on a dime.

 

Sick truck!

 

Two rocks smashed my windshield two weekend trips in a row lol. Couple inches from each other too. Glad I didn’t get the first one fixed haha

 

Oil change and tire rotation

 

That’s funny. I’ve got an OR and I think certain colors look better with color matched flares. A more monochrome look. White, LR among others.