Hot Front Left Rotor

It's the caliper. $168 parts and labor. Sorry for the duplicate
emails.

On Apr 6, 11:41 am, "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:
> "C Yohman" <chance.yoh... RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Brunswick, Maine
>
> ********
> Of the Toyota dealers near you, I know the one in Saco the best, and they
> are very good.
>
> Good luck!
> --
>
> Ray O
> (correct punctuation to reply)
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Was it the slides? - Jack


> It's the caliper. $168 parts and labor.
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Re: Hot Front Left Rotor

Group: alt.autos.toyota Date: Sun, Apr 6, 2008, 3:55am (EDT+4) From:
danielthechskid.TakeThisOut@merrychristmasi.com (Daniel Who Wants to Know)

FWIW it could be the hose too in addition to the stuck caliper theory. I
had this happen personally on the left front wheel of a '92 Dodge
Dynasty. The metal bracket that attached the middle of the hose to the
back of the strut rusted on the inside and since steel expands as it
rusts it constricted the hose. The pressure of applying the brakes was
enough to force fluid past the constricted section but once in the
caliper the fluid pressure couldn't get back out and as a result the
brake stayed applied. In my case the combination of the constriction
reducing the pressure to that side and the brake getting so hot that it
started to fade the car actually pulled to the right when braking. Mine
was so bad that the whole rim was too hot to touch after driving just a
few city blocks. I had to replace both hoses, both sets of pads, both
rotors, and the caliper on the affected side. I did both rotors as the
one on the affected side got so hot that it cracked in 2 places and I
felt that the other might as well be replaced too since I got new pads.
The caliper I replaced because the heat cooked it and the phenolic
piston was starting to crumble.
IOW I wouldn't drive it much till it is fixed as if your rotor cracks it
can break apart and either have pieces jam in there and lock up the
wheel or rip the pads out and result in no braking from that side.
Either situation would be extremely dangerous and could cause you to
lose control and crash.
---------------

Chrystler products are notorious for their stuck caliper pistons
especially if you let them sit for awhile. But any older car can have
this as the piston seals age. In the yee old days we'd rebuild a caliper
(starter motors 2). Is anything (under 300 dollars) rebuilt anymore..?
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"Charles Pisano" <pisanochas DeleteThis @webtv.net> wrote in message
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Chrystler products are notorious for their stuck caliper pistons
especially if you let them sit for awhile. But any older car can have
this as the piston seals age. In the yee old days we'd rebuild a caliper
(starter motors 2). Is anything (under 300 dollars) rebuilt anymore..?

Mine wasn't a stuck piston as when I opened the bleeder screw no fluid
dripped out. Usually when you open a bleeder or disconnect a hose from a
caliper fluid will run out at a rate of about 1 drip per second due to
gravity but in my case it didn't and that is how I knew it was the hose.
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On Apr 9, 3:27 am, "Ralph" <thanks.nos....DeleteThis@woodland.net> wrote:
> Was it the slides?  - Jack
>
> > It's the caliper. $168 parts and labor.

I'd have to get the bill out and that's in the car. I will try to
remember tomorrow.
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On Apr 9, 6:56 pm, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B <Tru....RemoveThis@ae86.gts> wrote:
> On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:19:30 -0700, C Yohman wrote:
> > It's the caliper. $168 parts and labor. Sorry for the duplicate emails.
>
> YIKES!!!!!
>
> But as Ray said, I'd bet the piston was OK, but the slides were stuck. Too
> bad you aren't adept with a screwdriver, it would have cost you $39 for a
> generic 'Dremel' tool, $6 for Emory cloth and $3 for Syl-Glide...
>
> But then again, you're looking at about an hour, and what is time worth?

And what some people fail to notice is that while you could have
easily done this, most of us with little to no car knowledge know what
we're doing and you go from fixing probably a minor problem to
possibly creating a larger problem and a more expensive fix. Of
course, $168 is an expensive lesson and probably one that won't be
repeated but it's still probably cheaper than had he tried himself and
created more problems costing more $$.
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On Apr 9, 8:43 pm, "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:
> "mrsteveo" <mrste....TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
>
>
> > On Apr 9, 6:56 pm, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B <Tru....TakeThisOut@ae86.gts> wrote:
> >> On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:19:30 -0700, C Yohman wrote:
> >> > It's the caliper. $168 parts and labor. Sorry for the duplicate emails.
>
> >> YIKES!!!!!
>
> >> But as Ray said, I'd bet the piston was OK, but the slides were stuck.
> >> Too
> >> bad you aren't adept with a screwdriver, it would have cost you $39 for a
> >> generic 'Dremel' tool, $6 for Emory cloth and $3 for Syl-Glide...
>
> >> But then again, you're looking at about an hour, and what is time worth?
>
> > And what some people fail to notice is that while you could have
> > easily done this, most of us with little to no car knowledge know what
> > we're doing and you go from fixing probably a minor problem to
> > possibly creating a larger problem and a more expensive fix. Of
> > course, $168 is an expensive lesson and probably one that won't be
> > repeated but it's still probably cheaper than had he tried himself and
> > created more problems costing more $$.
>
> That's why I try to answer peoples' questions. Of course, it helps if
> people ask before they start a project instead of in the middle of a
> project!
> --
>
> Ray O
> (correct punctuation to reply)

Exactly.

I did kick myself a month or two ago when I had a horrible vibration
sound that ended up being the plastic guard underneath the car. I
guess it's plastic -- reinforced plastic? Some kind of splash shield?
Anyway, I also noticed the O2 sensor near the cat which I have had
replaced. I had no idea it was that easily accessible with the car
jacked up. Not only was it accessible, it didn't appear that it took
any special tools to remove it either. Looked pretty straight
forward. Wish now I would have tried it... oh well.
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"mrsteveo" <mrsteveo.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Apr 9, 6:56 pm, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B <Tru....RemoveThis@ae86.gts> wrote:
>> On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:19:30 -0700, C Yohman wrote:
>> > It's the caliper. $168 parts and labor. Sorry for the duplicate emails.
>>
>> YIKES!!!!!
>>
>> But as Ray said, I'd bet the piston was OK, but the slides were stuck.
>> Too
>> bad you aren't adept with a screwdriver, it would have cost you $39 for a
>> generic 'Dremel' tool, $6 for Emory cloth and $3 for Syl-Glide...
>>
>> But then again, you're looking at about an hour, and what is time worth?
>
> And what some people fail to notice is that while you could have
> easily done this, most of us with little to no car knowledge know what
> we're doing and you go from fixing probably a minor problem to
> possibly creating a larger problem and a more expensive fix. Of
> course, $168 is an expensive lesson and probably one that won't be
> repeated but it's still probably cheaper than had he tried himself and
> created more problems costing more $$.

That's why I try to answer peoples' questions. Of course, it helps if
people ask before they start a project instead of in the middle of a
project!
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)
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On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:19:30 -0700, C Yohman wrote:

> It's the caliper. $168 parts and labor. Sorry for the duplicate emails.

YIKES!!!!!

But as Ray said, I'd bet the piston was OK, but the slides were stuck. Too
bad you aren't adept with a screwdriver, it would have cost you $39 for a
generic 'Dremel' tool, $6 for Emory cloth and $3 for Syl-Glide...

But then again, you're looking at about an hour, and what is time worth?



>
> On Apr 6, 11:41 am, "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:
>> "C Yohman" <chance.yoh... DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:68061b19-bd48-4957-9712-da013b395297@v32g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>> Brunswick, Maine
>>
>> ********
>> Of the Toyota dealers near you, I know the one in Saco the best, and
>> they are very good.
>>
>> Good luck!
>> --
>>
>> Ray O
>> (correct punctuation to reply)
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"Hachiroku ��ロク" <Trueno.RemoveThis@ae86.gts> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:19:30 -0700, C Yohman wrote:
>
>> It's the caliper. $168 parts and labor. Sorry for the duplicate emails.
>
> YIKES!!!!!
>
> But as Ray said, I'd bet the piston was OK, but the slides were stuck. Too
> bad you aren't adept with a screwdriver, it would have cost you $39 for a
> generic 'Dremel' tool, $6 for Emory cloth and $3 for Syl-Glide...
>
> But then again, you're looking at about an hour, and what is time worth?
>
Or maybe $41 for a whole new rebuilt caliper - just swap it in.
http://www.car-stuff.com/store/?N=11788+4294967268+1725+11921+9178

Tomes
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On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:27:29 -0400, Tomes wrote:

> "Hachiroku ��ロク" <Trueno.DeleteThis@ae86.gts> wrote in message
> news:1teLj.14598$lt2.825@trndny05...
>> On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:19:30 -0700, C Yohman wrote:
>>
>>> It's the caliper. $168 parts and labor. Sorry for the duplicate emails.
>>
>> YIKES!!!!!
>>
>> But as Ray said, I'd bet the piston was OK, but the slides were stuck.
>> Too bad you aren't adept with a screwdriver, it would have cost you $39
>> for a generic 'Dremel' tool, $6 for Emory cloth and $3 for Syl-Glide...
>>
>> But then again, you're looking at about an hour, and what is time worth?
>>
> Or maybe $41 for a whole new rebuilt caliper - just swap it in.
> http://www.car-stuff.com/store/?N=11788+4294967268+1725+11921+9178
>
> Tomes

I wish!

http://www.car-stuff.com/store/?N=11790+4294966977+1725+11921+9178

Better yet:

http://www.car-stuff.com/store/?Ne=2&N=11790+4294966977+1725+11921+9178+827
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"Hachiroku ��ロク" <Trueno.RemoveThis@ae86.gts> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:27:29 -0400, Tomes wrote:
>
>> "Hachiroku ��ロク" <Trueno.RemoveThis@ae86.gts> wrote in message
>> news:1teLj.14598$lt2.825@trndny05...
>>> On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:19:30 -0700, C Yohman wrote:
>>>
>>>> It's the caliper. $168 parts and labor. Sorry for the duplicate emails.
>>>
>>> YIKES!!!!!
>>>
>>> But as Ray said, I'd bet the piston was OK, but the slides were stuck.
>>> Too bad you aren't adept with a screwdriver, it would have cost you $39
>>> for a generic 'Dremel' tool, $6 for Emory cloth and $3 for Syl-Glide...
>>>
>>> But then again, you're looking at about an hour, and what is time worth?
>>>
>> Or maybe $41 for a whole new rebuilt caliper - just swap it in.
>> http://www.car-stuff.com/store/?N=11788+4294967268+1725+11921+9178
>>
>> Tomes
>
> I wish!
>
> http://www.car-stuff.com/store/?N=11790+4294966977+1725+11921+9178
>
> Better yet:
>
> http://www.car-stuff.com/store/?Ne=2&N=11790+4294966977+1725+11921+9178+827
>
>
OK, 39 or 52 or 78 dollars (all Supra calipers I suppose of varying
quality?), similar neighborhood and one gets a new rebuilt full braking
system versus refurbishing it on one's own and 'probably' solving the
problem <grin>.

Everything must be more expensive on that Supra, eh?
Tomes
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"mrsteveo" <mrsteveo DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Apr 9, 8:43 pm, "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:
>> "mrsteveo" <mrste... DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> > On Apr 9, 6:56 pm, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B <Tru... DeleteThis @ae86.gts> wrote:
>> >> On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:19:30 -0700, C Yohman wrote:
>> >> > It's the caliper. $168 parts and labor. Sorry for the duplicate
>> >> > emails.
>>
>> >> YIKES!!!!!
>>
>> >> But as Ray said, I'd bet the piston was OK, but the slides were stuck.
>> >> Too
>> >> bad you aren't adept with a screwdriver, it would have cost you $39
>> >> for a
>> >> generic 'Dremel' tool, $6 for Emory cloth and $3 for Syl-Glide...
>>
>> >> But then again, you're looking at about an hour, and what is time
>> >> worth?
>>
>> > And what some people fail to notice is that while you could have
>> > easily done this, most of us with little to no car knowledge know what
>> > we're doing and you go from fixing probably a minor problem to
>> > possibly creating a larger problem and a more expensive fix. Of
>> > course, $168 is an expensive lesson and probably one that won't be
>> > repeated but it's still probably cheaper than had he tried himself and
>> > created more problems costing more $$.
>>
>> That's why I try to answer peoples' questions. Of course, it helps if
>> people ask before they start a project instead of in the middle of a
>> project!
>> --
>>
>> Ray O
>> (correct punctuation to reply)
>
> Exactly.
>
> I did kick myself a month or two ago when I had a horrible vibration
> sound that ended up being the plastic guard underneath the car. I
> guess it's plastic -- reinforced plastic? Some kind of splash shield?
> Anyway, I also noticed the O2 sensor near the cat which I have had
> replaced. I had no idea it was that easily accessible with the car
> jacked up. Not only was it accessible, it didn't appear that it took
> any special tools to remove it either. Looked pretty straight
> forward. Wish now I would have tried it... oh well.

That is what I am preparing to do on the Sienna. Have not looked at it yet
and am glad to hear that you think it will be easy. A real confidence
builder...<g>
Tomes
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