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Originally Posted by dannyg
Yes! That is now the plan, I just need to get to the stealership to confirm the issue how 4runnerMexico described.
I called a local shop who said they would replace the accumulator or whole assembly for around 3 hrs labor ~$400, I provide the parts.
Also, is it possible to drive the vehicle in its current condition?
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Originally Posted by earthrealm
YUP, ITS POSSIBLE TO DRIve it around in that state, depends on your badt assery level.lol/
drove mine like that for over 2months, while waiting for a replacement booster assy, the brakes still work, just needs gretaer foot pressure to engage the brakes, and greater braking distance, you will most likely rear end someone in a sudden stop scenario
........ not everyone is cut out for such, its not very safe either.....
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Yes as stated it is possible to drive it but I would highly advise against doing so, you would be risking an accident and if it just a one vehicle accident then you took that risk, BUT you would be putting at risk every driver on the road anywhere near you and that's just not right!!
That being said if you do choose to drive it be prepared to also use the parking brake, if it works and also downshifting if at all necessary, you would be very surprised would well you can stop if you slow down ahead of time and then downshift through the gears at the proper time/RPMs/speed and then use the parking brake along with what brake you have after you get it down to 5 or 10 MPH, just keep in mind that you will need to do a little practicing using the parking brake in a safe place such as a parking lot without many cars around to be able to release it when needing to proceed forward, I had to do this to get my T4R home late at night 3 years ago on Thanksgiving evening, the only reason I took that risk was because it was late at night and very, very few vehicles were on the road, I had no brakes at all other than the parking brake because I had a brake line break and lost all the brake fluid, I would have repaired it before driving it home but being a holiday and also very late there were no auto parts stores opened.
Now as far as the dealership confirming exactly which part of the master cylinder is at fault, I wouldn't count on that happening, they really have no way to test each part of the assembly to determine which part is at fault and most likely wouldn't do it even if they did, the policy at most if not all dealerships and not just Toyota is to replace the entire unit to cover all the bases and get it fix without having to risk a liability.
