Ontario BS Thread

Cars are pain™


This fell out. Looks broken. Does anyone know where it goes?

 

Part of the drum brakes. Did you loose a brake cylinder or axle seal?

 

Cylinder

 

That is the spring holding the bottom of the shoes together. If you haven't put it back together yet. Pull the axle and put a new axle seal in there just in case. Cheap insurance. But if you're anything like me just slap it all back together.

 

Just another Friday this is a one banana and two beers minute fix, guys above mentioned it



Working on my CAD model

 

Gonna have to do both brakes as well. And can't get passenger drum off... Yet. Already passed the 2 beer max

 

(the CAD model is the finished product)

 

^Not quite OEM quality. Modern OEM cardboard fender liners have a carpet texture for noise abatement.

 

At least it didn't happen on the trail, in a foreign country, in 35C heat, while Jeepers watched...



Hardware kit available at PartSource: https://partsource.ca/products/17432-drum-hardware-kit

Replacement wheel cylinder: https://partsource.ca/products/w131480-dorman-first-stop-wheel-cylinder

OEM-quality wheel cylinder (is that good or bad?): https://partsavatar.ca/advics-rear-wheel-cylinder-wct248

 

the drum has threaded holes that you can put a m8x1.25 bolt in it to press the drum off the hub. You still might have to back off the parking brake shoes to clear the rust ridge to remove the drum.

 

my last fight with drums. something broke and the shoes decided to lock them selves in

 

I have now fully used and tested the Road Active suspension upgrade.

100% can confirm it's worth. Less then $1K, 1 hour install per side to figure it out. Can take it off in less than 30mins anytime.

This corrected the butt sagging on my rig with the trailer on and loaded, the bed box has 400lbs of kit in it for working.

Looks perfect to me.

 

Every time I see your truck I'm reminded of how badly I want a ARB/ARB style front bumper.

 

^They stick out way too far on 3rd gens though:

 

Can confirm, I can still see it sticking out on my truck at the website header!

 

For those that got 4LO itch https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/sotec-minden-hydro-line-july-19th-2025.861385/

Otherwise, it will be quiet till the fall, I am still working on Bougie Cruiser slowly... @tacoma16 got to fix his cracking cab mounts at the frame and busy too... @Trdtacosauce where are you

Current plan is to have Newbie Run at the end of September and Yota Crawl in October, followed by Ardbeg Cleanup in mid November.
If you want to get out to do some wheeling and need help setting it up/planning, send me a DM or call

 

Ya I was lucky enough to be able to wedge the older style ARB onto my 2nd gen. Took some modifications to the truck, but I love the look of it.

She is nice and snug, no big ARB stick out.

Haha at least I don't see mine as sticking out very much. Dunno how you gents see it.

 

Oh yea, this is what I have also been doing with my new business. Helping the city by removing graphiti