Sierra Brakes

Post by **Ogre4x4** » Mon Jun 21, 2004 9:47 pm

has any one had probs with sierra brakes around 90 modal
it seems my auto ajustment is screwed and its comman or something
has any one had this? what'd you do about it

Post by **suzukisam** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 9:30 am

rear brakes I presume.

when you put the drums back on adjust them as tight as you can so the drum only just slides on. then if you go back and forward with moderate brake force application they should adjust up as tight as possible. Make sure you back the handbrake adjustment right off before you start and then once the footbrake is auto adjusted then adjust the handbrake cable.

it's usually the handbrake cable that stuffs up all the adjustment

Post by **RIKSTR** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 8:53 pm

my '91 had the same prob, just dont put the adjusters all the way in.

It seems that they get stuck when you do this :shock:

Post by **Bazooka** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 8:57 pm

Swap the rears to disc, that will stop it

Post by **Ogre4x4** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 9:25 pm

i cant get it to touch unless i double brake

id love to go discs
maybe hilux diffs with discs on the end

Post by **RIKSTR** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 9:44 pm

Have you got the right rear shoes, I found there are a few different types :bad-words:

Post by **suzukisam** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 7:59 am

RIKSTR wrote:Have you got the right rear shoes, I found there are a few different types

and the right cylinders - there are two lengths of these too

Post by **Ogre4x4** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 5:03 pm

O dear

ill make it work

Post by **JrZook** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 3:52 pm

Just digging up an old thread here. Yea i have been having trouble with the rear brake adjusters too, well eva since ive had my zuk its never had a hard brake pedal. I have replaced the front pads, overhauled the calipiers, new master cylinder, new rear wheel cylinders and shoes. The adjuster seems dodgy to me as i have to set it before i put the drum back on. Otherwise if i let it auto adjust i will have a very low pedal. Or ive put the adjuster in wrong or have the wrong shoes. My ride is a 85 nt drover.
So im just wondering if anyone has a piccy of there 'working' drum set up so i can see if ive got everything in the right place.
Cheers Dan

Post by **derelict_frog** » Sat Nov 05, 2005 10:18 pm

I have the same year zook so i could if u told me exactly where to take a photo of, my brakes r pretty good on the back. just have worn rotors on the front at the moment..

Post by **JrZook** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 12:07 am

derelict_frog wrote:I have the same year zook so i could if u told me exactly where to take a photo of, my brakes r pretty good on the back. just have worn rotors on the front at the moment..

Yea that would be awsome if ya could, chasing a pic of the whole drum shoe setup with the adjuster. Ya gotta take off the rear wheel and drum tho. Wanna see if ive got the adjuster and springs right.
Cheers Dan

Post by **arbee** » Sun Nov 06, 2005 9:18 pm

mie were low and changed everything to no avail, still only had like half pedal hieght ..then i adjusted the pedal hieght and have brilliant brakes now ... doesn`t take much of adjustment 1 turn was all.....

Post by **Spike_Sierra** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:09 pm

arbee, can you explain a bit more on this, where is the adjuster, we talking in the footwell or somewhere else,

i have to double push to get any breaks, quiet scarey, think its my master cyl tho, works fine with a diff master....

Post by **JrZook** » Tue Nov 08, 2005 9:59 am

Spike_Sierra wrote:arbee, can you explain a bit more on this, where is the adjuster, we talking in the footwell or somewhere else,

i have to double push to get any breaks, quiet scarey, think its my master cyl tho, works fine with a diff master....

Yours deffenatily sounds like a master cylinder problem. Is there black cloudy gunk in the master cylinder resivoir?

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