Way off topic, 84 FJ60
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Ok, so I know nothing could be more different from a mini than an 84 toyota FJ 60 landcruiser. well, maybe a Mercedes Benz unimog. I figured i'd post a little problem i'm having with one here since there are lots of car minded people here. anyways, enjoy my misery, and hopfully, have some suggestions.
Are way more complicated than I had imagined. Here's the story and I'm hoping that someone can help out a bit. SO my friend says his 84 FJ60 needs some work and I volunteer.
The worst problem is a noise in the front brakes. I track that down to being him having almost zero friction material. Here is where everything goes horribly wrong. I look a the caliper and say ok, these 4 bolts must be the ones I have to remove. of course not, So, after I get those out and the two i was supposed to remove, I notice that the pad pins are frozen. I spent a good deal of time trying to free them before cutting the end off and pushing it out with a chisel. There is no damage to the caliper, execept for the fact that it came out in 2 pieces? Why does toyota use two piece calipers?
I guess the main questions are:
what is the best way to put the caliper back together?
how do i get those pins out easily?
can i get a caliper kit with pins and grommets so i can put the caliper back together? or should i try to find a loaded caliper?
Other than that I'm really impressed with this truck. Thing starts and runs like a champ. The interior is super clean. the biggest problem is it has a good amount of body rust.
The worst problem is a noise in the front brakes. I track that down to being him having almost zero friction material. Here is where everything goes horribly wrong. I look a the caliper and say ok, these 4 bolts must be the ones I have to remove. of course not, So, after I get those out and the two i was supposed to remove, I notice that the pad pins are frozen. I spent a good deal of time trying to free them before cutting the end off and pushing it out with a chisel. There is no damage to the caliper, execept for the fact that it came out in 2 pieces? Why does toyota use two piece calipers?
I guess the main questions are:
what is the best way to put the caliper back together?
how do i get those pins out easily?
can i get a caliper kit with pins and grommets so i can put the caliper back together? or should i try to find a loaded caliper?
Other than that I'm really impressed with this truck. Thing starts and runs like a champ. The interior is super clean. the biggest problem is it has a good amount of body rust.
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Gotta love those FJs, the 40, 55 and 60 are all favorites of mine. As it appears that the calipers have been taken apart, I'd just send them to a brake specialist like White Post Restorations and have them sleeved or honed prior to reassembly. Especially if rust is a factor like it was indicated in the post.
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Ha, I felt there was no love for the FJ.
well after some debate on another site i ended up ordering a set of loaded calipers for my friend. Nothing like throwing money away on a hobby car. well, we can understand can't we?
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