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Cheeries! I'll gie them a go:-)
A'l admit am nae sure A unerstant masel' sometimes :-) East coast, harder tae ken, a Bobby in London pulled me een day fir whit he called taking the mick - mac. He chuckled, A didnae.(until later)
Jist got the truck, and feel like the front calipers arny up tae it. Checked wi Haynes and tested the servo wi no 'substantial give' noted. Are landi's prone tae piston seizes in the calipers?
cheers
J
A'l admit am nae sure A unerstant masel' sometimes :-) East coast, harder tae ken, a Bobby in London pulled me een day fir whit he called taking the mick - mac. He chuckled, A didnae.(until later)
Jist got the truck, and feel like the front calipers arny up tae it. Checked wi Haynes and tested the servo wi no 'substantial give' noted. Are landi's prone tae piston seizes in the calipers?
cheers
J
Pistons will seize in the brake calipers, rear especially.
It might be quicker to obtain refurbished calipers and swap them complete rather than have the vehicle off the road waiting for parts. The brake system will need bleeding fully and it will be worth inspecting the state of the rest of the system too - flexible hoses etc. You may as well do the job correctly once.
regards
Matt
It might be quicker to obtain refurbished calipers and swap them complete rather than have the vehicle off the road waiting for parts. The brake system will need bleeding fully and it will be worth inspecting the state of the rest of the system too - flexible hoses etc. You may as well do the job correctly once.
regards
Matt
Better still if you upgrade the caliper pistons to Stainless Steel. These are far less prone (I'd hate to say they're immune) to pitting and, therefore, seizing.
A brake fluid change wouldn't be a bad idea anyway and the above suggestion of upgrading to braided hoses is a sound one. Of course, you may as well check your master cylinder and copper pipes at the same time. These are inexpensive items and easy to replace.
There are a few places who sell refurbished calpiers on an exchange basis. This keeps the costs down and neatly disposes of your old calipers. A caliper rebuild kit is much cheaper but a lot more time consuming and a sod if you get it wrong.
In case you're wondering, the standard brakes on a 90 are more than up to the task when working correctly.
A brake fluid change wouldn't be a bad idea anyway and the above suggestion of upgrading to braided hoses is a sound one. Of course, you may as well check your master cylinder and copper pipes at the same time. These are inexpensive items and easy to replace.
There are a few places who sell refurbished calpiers on an exchange basis. This keeps the costs down and neatly disposes of your old calipers. A caliper rebuild kit is much cheaper but a lot more time consuming and a sod if you get it wrong.
In case you're wondering, the standard brakes on a 90 are more than up to the task when working correctly.
Edited by SimesJH on Tuesday 23 December 10:24
Aye, do it right.
Braw solid disks and loads of pad, 4 piston calipers at front, but nae stopping time this side o next week.
If these brakes are top drawer when working, my brakes arny working right.
But a special motor all the same. New alternator and vacuum pump so A guess the problem lies in the servo or the caliper pistons. Could'nae burl the wheels when the brake pedal was depressed when jacked up - aw gid. Firm pedal so it cannae be needin bled.
Any wan ken o any other causes?
Braw solid disks and loads of pad, 4 piston calipers at front, but nae stopping time this side o next week.
If these brakes are top drawer when working, my brakes arny working right.
But a special motor all the same. New alternator and vacuum pump so A guess the problem lies in the servo or the caliper pistons. Could'nae burl the wheels when the brake pedal was depressed when jacked up - aw gid. Firm pedal so it cannae be needin bled.
Any wan ken o any other causes?
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