Recent content by lucidberries

Has anyone else dealt with this over the years? My unit is starting to do the same. I notice it does it only when first starting cold. Once warmed up some (the cabin) it works fine. Would this likely be the actual knob? No need to replace the entire unit? It might be worth replacing entirely...

Yeah, I should have been paying more attention. There was not much if any visible rust anywhere when I bought it. I've owned it for about 4 years now. I guess I should just chop em off then :rip: More concerned about the frame. I need to strip off the coating and get a better sense of what is...

It seems the previous owner coated the underside in some product and the rust underneath is starting to show. If anyone might know what product was used that would be good to know. How best to deal with this? The sliders are much worse from what I can tell without stripping off more. Hopefully...

It's been a while but dropping an update. The grinding is still there, and I'd say a bit worse even. The issue is it only starts to grind (rotational) after I have been driving around for a while, so the mechanic thinks am crazy. It is 100% the rear brakes. I drive so infrequently that's why I...

Not much rust at all on this rig luckily but I will add this point to the list. I will keep yall updated here

Seems pretty obvious due to the rotational nature yeah my thoughts exactly.

First of all, I appreciate information from both parties here so thanks guys My mechanic at the shop has been very helpful with all of this and I wanted to take to the forums to see if I could gather any more outside perspectives before we proceed. My mechanic actually recommended one option...

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I'll likely forward this entire thread to my mechanic for them to review the suggestions and we can chat about what to do. I just wanted to reiterate that I do hear the noise when I put my foot on the brake pedal (when slowly coming to a stop the grinding is present) - not just using the...

The noise is apparent when lightly pressing the brakes after I've been driving for a short while - I was just able to isolate the noise as the rear brakes by also hearing it when I pull the e-brake. As for aftermarket parts, I was told the shop uses Raybestos which to my knowledge is a pretty...

My mechanic mentioned they adjusted everything a few times now, including the e-brake cable - once it was too tight then they tried backing it off. It does stop the truck but it is quite weak. I'm not sure what to expect though since it has never had much stopping power in my 4 years of...

I appreciate the comment - would this all be relevant knowing that when I pull the e-brake it makes the noise? I missed that detail, sorry...

I will try yeah, I was going to do this to help my mechanic as well

My mechanic at the shop replaced the rear drums, shoes, cylinders, and all hardware. 2000 4runner. It was silent for a bit but after a few thousand km it started making a pretty bad rotational grinding/screeching/wincing noise from the rear. It is not really present when cold only after...

Yes of course, trying to put this leak to bed but my situation is the dealer replaced the VC a few years ago (via the previous owner) and there is no visible seepage anywhere looking from the front at the top but there is oil dripping quite a bit underneath. I am trying to decern if I should...