From: dsi1 on 9 Oct 2009 21:12 Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/ wrote: > 1989 Suby GL Coupe, AWD. > > Spongy brakes. I did the obvious and flushed/bled, but it didn't help a > lot. > > I got a set of pads and waiting for the weather to clear. This car has > disc fronts and drum rears. When I did the flush/fill I was unable to > loosen the bleeder on the left rear backing, and didn't want to snap it > off, so that one is not flushed, but what came out didn't look too bad, > anyway. > > One thing; the car has been siting since April, and the rotors were rusty. > After just a few miles the driver's side rotor came clean, but the > passenger's side just has a 1" stripe in the middle of the rotor. I'm > going to have a look at that caliper and see if it's stuck open, scuff the > rotor with a wire brush and install the pads and see what happens. > > Too bad the rest of the car didn't stay as nice as the motor and > tranny...they're great. > > And parts are becoming scarcer than parts for my Supra! > > My guess is that you'll have to replace that rotor as well as the pad and it would probably be a good idea to replace that caliper too. I once had the caliper lock up on my 84 GLC wagon. This occurred after doing a hard stop. The steering wheel got yanked out of my hand when I tried to accelerate. That was weird. As I recall, the parking brake was on the front wheels and in order to change the pads you'll have to screw the caliper piston clockwise to retract them - you can't push them in. Now that I think about it, new calipers might be on the expensive side. My Subaru had the hill-holder feature which was pretty nifty. This system will retain brake line pressure when you push in the clutch while braking. It gets activated when your car is on an uphill slope. You should learn how how to adjust it cause when adjusted correctly, the darn thing works great. My guess is that not many people would be able to adjust these so you're better off learning how to do it. The timing belts on the car had a service life of 60K miles. One of them snapped at 61K miles. I'd say that's pretty remarkable engineering in anybodies book. :-)
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 9 Oct 2009 22:19 On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:12:24 -1000, dsi1 wrote: > Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/ wrote: >> 1989 Suby GL Coupe, AWD. >> >> Spongy brakes. I did the obvious and flushed/bled, but it didn't help a >> lot. >> >> I got a set of pads and waiting for the weather to clear. This car has >> disc fronts and drum rears. When I did the flush/fill I was unable to >> loosen the bleeder on the left rear backing, and didn't want to snap it >> off, so that one is not flushed, but what came out didn't look too bad, >> anyway. >> >> One thing; the car has been siting since April, and the rotors were >> rusty. After just a few miles the driver's side rotor came clean, but >> the passenger's side just has a 1" stripe in the middle of the rotor. >> I'm going to have a look at that caliper and see if it's stuck open, >> scuff the rotor with a wire brush and install the pads and see what >> happens. >> >> Too bad the rest of the car didn't stay as nice as the motor and >> tranny...they're great. >> >> And parts are becoming scarcer than parts for my Supra! >> >> >> > My guess is that you'll have to replace that rotor as well as the pad and > it would probably be a good idea to replace that caliper too. I once had > the caliper lock up on my 84 GLC wagon. This occurred after doing a hard > stop. The steering wheel got yanked out of my hand when I tried to > accelerate. That was weird. > > As I recall, the parking brake was on the front wheels and in order to > change the pads you'll have to screw the caliper piston clockwise to > retract them - you can't push them in. Now that I think about it, new > calipers might be on the expensive side. Yeah, calipers are too much. The car was $400, and is rusting. The thing is, it runs so darn well! I'll have a look at the caliper and see if it can be resurrected. It's not leaking, at least... > > My Subaru had the hill-holder feature which was pretty nifty. This system > will retain brake line pressure when you push in the clutch while braking. > It gets activated when your car is on an uphill slope. You should learn > how how to adjust it cause when adjusted correctly, the darn thing works > great. My guess is that not many people would be able to adjust these so > you're better off learning how to do it. The automatic does all that...automatically! Too bad it's only a 3-speed...4,000RPM on the highway! > > The timing belts on the car had a service life of 60K miles. One of them > snapped at 61K miles. I'd say that's pretty remarkable engineering in > anybodies book. :-) Snapped just about a year ago. Never done one before, and it couldn't have been much easier!
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 9 Oct 2009 22:19 On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:03:01 +0000, Tegger wrote: > A Dremel, Sil-Glyde, aluminum anti-seize, and 50-grit > emery cloth are your friends. Got 'em all! Learned on the Supra.
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 9 Oct 2009 22:22 On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:03:01 +0000, Tegger wrote: >> And parts are becoming scarcer than parts for my Supra! >> >> > > That's one big problem with owning older cars that aren't considered > "collector" cars. I'm even running into parts unavailability for certain > trim components with our '99 Tercel. Thanks for the tips on the piston. Running out of parts for a '99?!?! (did they *MAKE* a '99? I thought it ended in '98 and the Echo took over. )
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 9 Oct 2009 22:23
On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:53:11 -0500, hls wrote: > > Whether your old discs (rotors) are worn unevenly or warped will have to > be evaluated. Thanks. The funny thing is, the other day there was a LOT of push-back on the pedal, but as I surmised, it must have been rust, because the pedal is smooth as silk now... |