Hey guys, Ive been looking at this on and off for a few weeks now and am just about ready to admit defeat, but this is the issue:
Vehicle: 94 Totoya Estima (jap imported AWD turbo diesel
Tarago)
Problem: When braking brake pedal pressure is poor and front left brake does not operate properly. Under heavy braking the rear wheels and front right will lock, front left does not, but pedal will still fade away to the
floor. This issue arose overnight - not a long lead in or anything.
Solutions Tried (on front left wheel)
- Brakes all bled / new fluid
- Brake pads replaced
- Rubber hydraulic hoses replaced
- New Seal kit on wheel cylinder
- When bleeding, brake pedal is
HARD. You can have the pedal feel
hard when car is stationary.
- Disabled power assist unit (remove vacuum hose), its harder work, but still slowly fades away, it just fades faster when enabled.
Driving Experience:
When driving the pedal feels
soft, you put the pedal down and about 2/3 of the way into the travel it will lock the remaining three wheels, but the pedal continues to depress until it reaches the
floor.
You can give it a few short pumps and it firms up, but still then fades away to the
floor.
At first glance i'd say air in line, but they are
well bled and definately not the issue.
I dunno, i'd rather not fork out for an actual mechanic to spend hours and hours troubleshooting it all over again so a peal of wisdom from you guys would be VERY APPRECIATED :)
Thanks,
Mark.