Lorin
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This was the start of one of those days
Prior to the MOT I adjusted the handbrake as much as possible (with no more adjustment left) - it stopped the wheels so I figured it was worth a shot. I was aware of a slight intermittent grinding noise from a rear brake which I assumed was just a trapped stone. I first noticed it at Lincomb and had driven the truck only twice since, so I had no reason to think it was anything sinister as it really was slight and intermittent (relevance to come). I also knew that the front panhard rod mount on the axle needed some attention as the captive nut had come loose but I kinda hoped that wouldn't be picked up. So, I put the truck in for its MOT thinking it should pass but at worst I'd have to replace the handbrake shoes
Worth noting at this point is the fact that with the exception of replacing the handbrake shoes, my braking system had been totally overhauled in the last 18 months. All the discs, pads and hoses were replaced with new and the rear calipers had been fully rebuilt.
It failed on the handbrake and the brake pedal going to the floor (WT*!) with an advisory on the rear offside brake making a grinding noise. Oh well I thought, just get it sorted. No mucking about, I booked it into a local 4x4 specialist with strict instructions to just replace the handbrake shoes and get it good enough to pass an MOT. Also, find source of grinding noise and fix. Little did I know the sheer height and steepness of the hill I had just stepped over the top of
It became one of those escalation exercises where everything got worse the closer it was inspected/more was removed. The garage must have phoned me 5 times in one day. The grinding noise was not a stone. The pads had somehow disappeared completely from the offside caliper such that the brake piston was in direct contact with the disc. That's why it was grinding In addition, the other caliper was seized. They also noticed that the LSPV was all seized up - as in the arm that operates the valve. The brake pedal creep was due to a split brake line.
Final result was new shoes, new discs, new cable, one new complete rear caliper as the carrier was knackered (which you can only get from Toyota), one recon rear caliper, new pads, a new brake pipe, and loads of labour to fix the LSPV. Admittedly the brakes are the best they've ever been now but the handbrake is still crap!
Also that welding to the front panhard rod mounting on the axle, which I thought would be a couple hours at most and ended up being 7 hours (also included a bit to the rear anti-roll bar mount as another captive nut had come loose)!
Would be comical if it wasn't so painful. Total cost for one MOT was just under £2000 I have previously harboured aggressive thoughts toward the truck but never of the intensity I experienced this time. I very seriously considered getting rid of it Anyway, I did the the whole anger and depression bit but feel better now.
Prior to the MOT I adjusted the handbrake as much as possible (with no more adjustment left) - it stopped the wheels so I figured it was worth a shot. I was aware of a slight intermittent grinding noise from a rear brake which I assumed was just a trapped stone. I first noticed it at Lincomb and had driven the truck only twice since, so I had no reason to think it was anything sinister as it really was slight and intermittent (relevance to come). I also knew that the front panhard rod mount on the axle needed some attention as the captive nut had come loose but I kinda hoped that wouldn't be picked up. So, I put the truck in for its MOT thinking it should pass but at worst I'd have to replace the handbrake shoes
Worth noting at this point is the fact that with the exception of replacing the handbrake shoes, my braking system had been totally overhauled in the last 18 months. All the discs, pads and hoses were replaced with new and the rear calipers had been fully rebuilt.
It failed on the handbrake and the brake pedal going to the floor (WT*!) with an advisory on the rear offside brake making a grinding noise. Oh well I thought, just get it sorted. No mucking about, I booked it into a local 4x4 specialist with strict instructions to just replace the handbrake shoes and get it good enough to pass an MOT. Also, find source of grinding noise and fix. Little did I know the sheer height and steepness of the hill I had just stepped over the top of
It became one of those escalation exercises where everything got worse the closer it was inspected/more was removed. The garage must have phoned me 5 times in one day. The grinding noise was not a stone. The pads had somehow disappeared completely from the offside caliper such that the brake piston was in direct contact with the disc. That's why it was grinding In addition, the other caliper was seized. They also noticed that the LSPV was all seized up - as in the arm that operates the valve. The brake pedal creep was due to a split brake line.
Final result was new shoes, new discs, new cable, one new complete rear caliper as the carrier was knackered (which you can only get from Toyota), one recon rear caliper, new pads, a new brake pipe, and loads of labour to fix the LSPV. Admittedly the brakes are the best they've ever been now but the handbrake is still crap!
Also that welding to the front panhard rod mounting on the axle, which I thought would be a couple hours at most and ended up being 7 hours (also included a bit to the rear anti-roll bar mount as another captive nut had come loose)!
Would be comical if it wasn't so painful. Total cost for one MOT was just under £2000 I have previously harboured aggressive thoughts toward the truck but never of the intensity I experienced this time. I very seriously considered getting rid of it Anyway, I did the the whole anger and depression bit but feel better now.