Thomas Perkins Posted September 5 Report Share Posted September 5 Today on the way to work,my brake light came on and went off all the way there.I Knew that my clutch master cylinder was low and the wheel cylinder was leaking.I bummed some brake fluid at work.When I got home, the fluid was not at full and I got under it and the driver side tire was drenched with brake fluid.I put a set on it over 25 years ago,got from Auto Zone,I called them, a dude said,they will be in Monday.So I called Orielly's and they said tomorrow.So I will buy 2 for 18.99 each,then Monday,I will take my other one's to Auto Zone and get the free one's.Last time the brake fluid cracked the brake shoes.Got hot.Only one is leaking but I will change both.I will take pics.My top to the brake master cylinder has the plunger and electrical wire to it to let you know when your brake fluid is low.Not from Auto Zone.Got it from Napa. Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted September 5 Report Share Posted September 5 Bottom line - new rubber sucks. Unless OEM, it's a crap shoot. 1 Quote Link to comment
Thomas Perkins Posted September 5 Author Report Share Posted September 5 Your right. 1 Quote Link to comment
Thomas Perkins Posted September 5 Author Report Share Posted September 5 (edited) Nissan still has the wheel cylinders for sale.Dont want to wait for them.68 bucks each.The bore on 4x4's are 5/8 and 2WD 's are 11/16. Edited September 5 by Thomas Perkins Quote Link to comment
Thomas Perkins Posted September 5 Author Report Share Posted September 5 My wheel cylinders came in today from O'Reilly's.I filled the brake reservoir up yesterday.I just got home from work and shopping.I opened the hood and reservoir is full.I crawled under the truck and rear driver tire is bone dry.I am fixing to get the stain off the tire.Now it is a mystery to me. Shows sign of something been on the tire and dried.Nothing in the area is wet.No rain here in a very long time.I have stopped using my emergency brake every since I filled up the reservoir yesterday.I thought I saw it dripping yesterday at the rear tire.I am fixing to go out there and pull my emergency brake and see if it will cause the wheel cylinder to leak.What is everybody's take on this? 1 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted September 5 Report Share Posted September 5 When is the last time you flushed or even did a good bleeding of your brakes? What type of brake fluid are you using? I'm working on a theory here... Quote Link to comment
Thomas Perkins Posted September 5 Author Report Share Posted September 5 My bad.I just rubbed my finger under the bottom of the brake backing.Yes the wheel cylinder is leaking.I will start getting the rear hubs off I will probably order some new brake shoes.No local Auto part stores have any 720 parts in stock.Oh well.I will show what I find when I get the hub off. Quote Link to comment
Madkaw Posted September 5 Report Share Posted September 5 19 hours ago, Stoffregen Motorsports said: Bottom line - new rubber sucks. Unless OEM, it's a crap shoot. I just went thru 2 sets of Nabco’s . Both sets leaked . Very unusual - but it happened . Quote Link to comment
Thomas Perkins Posted September 5 Author Report Share Posted September 5 (edited) This came off the brake shoes Edited September 6 by Thomas Perkins Quote Link to comment
Thomas Perkins Posted September 5 Author Report Share Posted September 5 (edited) Here is the dust cover on the brake back plate.I took off and used a flat head screw driver and pushed the star tensioner down to release brakes from hub.Here are the screws that I used to screw in holes in hub to push it out.It is a phillips head.I had in my screw bucket.Came out so easy.Time to order new brake shoes.I replaced these hubs years ago. Edited September 5 by Thomas Perkins 1 Quote Link to comment
Thomas Perkins Posted September 6 Author Report Share Posted September 6 O'Reilly's said my brake shoes will be at the store 3 pm tomorrow.Autozone said it will take a week.Autozone said about the same about the wheel cylinders.Mine are 10 inch brake shoes. Quote Link to comment
Thomas Perkins Posted September 6 Author Report Share Posted September 6 I am fixing to go get my brake shoes at 3.Has anyone used the Walmart brand Super Tech Brake cleaner.A lot cheaper than the CRC brand in the red can.2.50 less per can.Is it good? Quote Link to comment
john510 Posted September 6 Report Share Posted September 6 It works just fine. 1 Quote Link to comment
Thomas Perkins Posted September 6 Author Report Share Posted September 6 Thanks.I will get some. Quote Link to comment
Thomas Perkins Posted September 6 Author Report Share Posted September 6 I got the last 5 brake cleaners Walmart had.Time to get Busy. Quote Link to comment
Thomas Perkins Posted September 6 Author Report Share Posted September 6 Iess than a hour to do this.lBrakes had a lot of shoe on them Quote Link to comment
Thomas Perkins Posted September 6 Author Report Share Posted September 6 Everything is off.Time to clean.AutoZone is giving me new wheel cylinders for exchange of these. Quote Link to comment
Thomas Perkins Posted September 7 Author Report Share Posted September 7 It is raining here.But anyway,I went out there in to put the wheel cylinder on so all the brake fluid would not leak out.The O'Rielly's part is not good.The bleeder valve stem is not a 5/16,it is a 10mm.I had to take the bleeder valve stem off to get in opening.The bleeder valve stem is longer than the one I took off.Just like the O'Reilly's water pump,don't buy.The long bolts on that are not on it where it won't come off.Auto Zone's parts fit way better.This part I put on says made in China.Auto Zone may also be made there.I just hope it works.Hope the brake shoes fit. Quote Link to comment
Thomas Perkins Posted September 7 Author Report Share Posted September 7 (edited) Edited September 7 by Thomas Perkins Quote Link to comment
Thomas Perkins Posted September 7 Author Report Share Posted September 7 I got the driver side done.The other wheel cylinder is locked up on one side.I was using that one first and the the piston will not go in so I took off and used the other one.I called O'Reilly's and they said Wednesday.So I will driver it like it is.O'Reilly sucks. Quote Link to comment
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