Actually it took 1.5 hrs after work. I had to stop at 8pm to have dinner and i was wasted after work as well. I called in from work and spent another hour this morning. I just didnt have the energy to finish and I felt i was rushing. I hate rushing on a repair I cant take credit for doing it all in one night. Sorryvibrologist wrote:hah, look what cptnsolo77 did last night.
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That's quite alright, cptn! You got the job done and you got the job done right!cptnsolo77 wrote:vibrologist wrote:hah, look what cptnsolo77 did last night.
Actually it took 1.5 hrs after work. I had to stop at 8pm to have dinner and i was wasted after work as well. I called in from work and spent another hour this morning. I just didnt have the energy to finish and I felt i was rushing. I hate rushing on a repair I cant take credit for doing it all in one night. Sorry
Its great, when im done with a repair I feel i know the car better. I cant get rid of this car until dies. Its been so reliable & I have spent lots of time and effort keeping it in top shape. I feel if I get rid of this car im giving my time and efforts away who wont care for the car as I did.vibrologist wrote:That's quite alright, cptn! You got the job done and you got the job done right!cptnsolo77 wrote:vibrologist wrote:hah, look what cptnsolo77 did last night.
Actually it took 1.5 hrs after work. I had to stop at 8pm to have dinner and i was wasted after work as well. I called in from work and spent another hour this morning. I just didnt have the energy to finish and I felt i was rushing. I hate rushing on a repair I cant take credit for doing it all in one night. Sorry
Every time I do a fix like that the car becomes more "mine". I bet you and others who turn a wrench feel like that too.
Yeah, I would probably say pulsating would be a better way to describe it. There is zero pull one way or the other when braking (tested at high speeds this morning in heavy Dallas traffic). If I brake hard enough (but not enough to engage the ABS), it gets to a point where the pulse goes away and it brakes smoothly again.vibrologist wrote:That looks like impressions of the brake shoes.
I would clean the sliders, grease them and put them back together. Then I would push the calipers in and out a few times to make sure they slide easily. Do this on both sides. There should be no significant difference between the sides.
Bleed the calipers.
Drive for a while and see if the problem returns. If it does return get new rotors and calipers on both sides.
When the ABS makes a grinding or buzzing sound it is active.
For clarification: when you say "shimmy" you probably mean "pulsating"? There are two possible reasons for pulsating felt in the brake pedal: warped rotors or thickness variation of the rotors. In either case new rotors are the best solution, Resurfacing may help in almost new rotors. Buy only quality rotors, the cheap ones will warp or wear uneven after a few heat cycles.
Yep. Water pump. It was a long day, but everything is all put back together and appears good as new.vibrologist wrote:That's what the noise was?
You sure did!sideshowalan wrote:Called it, thanks for keeping us updated.
Amazon carries the Toyota long life coolant. You'll save a great deal buying undiluted coolant, a gallon of grocery store cheapo distilled water, and just mixing the two in another container. I think you'll only need to make about a gallon, so mix it conservatively and see as you go.runningslow wrote:Ok, second opinion time again... Should I flush the radiator and put in clean fluid? I used universal prediluted coolant when I topped it off after changing the water pump. I'm assuming the stuff that came out was the proper Toyota red coolant. Is it okay to miss?
Its probably something I should do anyway, since I don't know the last time it was completely changed... where is a good place to get the red Toyota stuff?