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Changed shoes and now spongy pedal

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by usajagstacoma, Mar 19, 2018.

  1. Mar 19, 2018 at 5:59 AM
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    usajagstacoma

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    I changed my shoes, I am slightly kicking myself for doing it.

    I have 98k on my 2012 double cab 4 cylinder with the 15 inch tires 5 lug. I had a slight squeak so I decided to change the shoes...
    after using 2 8m with 1.25 threat to get the drum off the still pads had some life left about 50%

    I decided to change them since I already had the afternoon off...
    I had some slight difficult with the reassembly on the driver side. The star wheel would not adjust so I had to take it back apart and redo.


    I still have a solid stopping truck, but my pedal feels spongy, the Ebrake does work but has a lot of travel.

    It almost feels like I have air in the lines, which is odd since I didn't open the lines at all.

    Any ideas and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
     
  2. Mar 19, 2018 at 6:07 AM
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    if you pull e brake till it drags, does the pedal come up?

    if yes then you need to adjust brakes again
     
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  3. Mar 19, 2018 at 6:12 AM
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    What the guy said above^

    I think it just needs adjustment or a spring may be in the wrong spot.
     
  4. Mar 19, 2018 at 7:31 AM
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    Rear brake shoes should adjust automatically when applying the E-brake on modern cars. However, you MUST first make sure the shoes are adjusted properly and the star wheel and operation are free. When I do rear brakes, I take the star adjuster completely apart and lube with anti seize and insure it works effortlessly by hand. After re-installing the shoes, you have to make sure the drum is tight on adjustment then back off the star by holding the locking lever away from the star wheel until the drum rotates freely by hand, but with a slight drag. Most backing plates have knockouts to do this, but if you don't have them, you just have to R&R the drum to accomplish this. Also (I've seen it done) make sure the adjusting star wheels are on the correct side and as mentioned, all springs are in good shape and correct.

    Rear wheel cylinders don't act like a brake caliper and can compress more to give the feel of a spongy brake due to it needing more fluid to actuate the shoes. If you can give your pedal a few short pumps and it's better, the rears need adjusting. If in doubt about air in the lines, a good simple bleeding will not hurt a thing. Be sure to check the master cylinder as you go and top off as mentioned.
     
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