I put three wheel nuts back on to keep the drum in place when adjusting the shoes & turn the rotor with a big screwdriver/bar. Toyota service bulletin for the VDJ79R says tighten them up until the drum doesn't move then back them off 8 clicks. I found 4 clicks better as 8 was too much. The aftermarket BENDIX replacement handbrake shoes are a poor radius fit in new brake rotors & only contact 50% to 65% of the braking surface when new so they don't work at all almost, I had to extensively bed them in with rolling handbrake applications & adjust them several times, now they work 100%. Be sure to back right off the 10mm adjustment nuts on the end of the handbrake cable up in the cab on the lever and adjust from the rotors back through the system if your replacing the handbrake shoes. I found some of the SUPERIOR Engineering extended dogbones work better than stock ones, pay careful attention to how the stock ones sit before removing, the laser cut SUPERIOR Engineering logo will go face down on one side on my set of extended dogbones. Toyota service bulletin says your looking to get 7-8 clicks lift max. until tight on the handbrake lever & you get that final adjustment by adjusting that 10mm nut/s on the end of the cable on the handrake lever in the cab. My Toyota Landcruiser VDJ79R handbrake works well now........ But I still leave it in gear when parked & I will buy genuine Toyota handbrake shoes next time.
@@TeamBulletOffroad The other thing I should add is that you should have a spring kit that includes those round hats that push on over the brake shoe retainer pins and spring & twist 90 degrees as they are almost always worn out in the pin head location. Toyota wants a pretty penny for them & they are available online with the spring kit cheaper.
Appreciate the content. Cheers. PS: you're off your nut aout that steering wheel being the best looking! I know, I know, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But still... ;)
Nice video mate. I have maintenance time approaching soon. Bad part with my Challenger is on these v6 engines you have to spilt the inlet manifold to change the spark plugs. I haven't done it yet but I will be putting iriduim plug in. Then I have to grease everything before we go to Fraser in late Sept
I ended up putting a disc brake handbrake kit on the tail shaft of my hilux its amazing works well ,as once the drums clog up with mud on the tracks got no handbrake. Toyota service is very poor that when you go to a dealership you don’t get to talk to the guy working on your car but a salesman telling you bs.
Hey mate, can you do a detailed ruf conversion on an ln106 with all the tips and tricks. I see so many people asking for more info on Facebook groups etc because information about it is so hard to find. A detailed video from Start to finish would be awesome!
Great info for when it’s time to adjust my tight 79 handbrake haha One thing I have been thinking about is a manual hub conversation… with your abundance of knowledge… can It be done ?
some great info 👍😁 have you tried the handbrake dog-bone upgrade, it replaces the standard dog-bone in at the pads across from the adjuster with a longer one , just curious if you had or what your thoughts are with it,
Quick question I do all my own repairs and adjustments But with a new car I know you know what your doing but won't Toyota not warranty it if something happens Just a question want to get a brand new one but I don't really want to get bumsteered cheers mate 👍🏻
Depends on the situation and qualifications of who's actually in charge of stamping that book, the agreement/contract states certain things, all genuine parts must be used too. Ive got this one covered, been there done that sort of thing with Toyota in the past..
Hey mate, quick question, i have a 79 that carries some decent load and spends 80% of its time offroad water mud etc, how often would you be changing the wheel bearings? And how often would you adjust them. Thanks
I pull the free wheeling hub cap off & check for water in there, it seems to collect in the end cap if it's present elsewhere in the swivel hub too. I did heaps of water crossings and long water puddles on sealed roads during flooding a year ago and managed to blast water into my swivel hub joints, Great fun blasting water high into the air & cleaning under the car. Replacing water damaged wheel bearings & removing & repacking swivel hubs not so much. I stay out of water as much as I can now. If you are frequently adjusting wheel bearings they are wearing, probably from water contaminated grease or the bearing is failing due to that.
Nice comment Dusty....... Livin the Dream, the grey truck on 35s with neg 50rears I had a rear bearing collapse after 50k, so after that I changed them at every 25k fronts I changed every 50 with a nip up after 25
I put three wheel nuts back on to keep the drum in place when adjusting the shoes & turn the rotor with a big screwdriver/bar. Toyota service bulletin for the VDJ79R says tighten them up until the drum doesn't move then back them off 8 clicks. I found 4 clicks better as 8 was too much. The aftermarket BENDIX replacement handbrake shoes are a poor radius fit in new brake rotors & only contact 50% to 65% of the braking surface when new so they don't work at all almost, I had to extensively bed them in with rolling handbrake applications & adjust them several times, now they work 100%. Be sure to back right off the 10mm adjustment nuts on the end of the handbrake cable up in the cab on the lever and adjust from the rotors back through the system if your replacing the handbrake shoes. I found some of the SUPERIOR Engineering extended dogbones work better than stock ones, pay careful attention to how the stock ones sit before removing, the laser cut SUPERIOR Engineering logo will go face down on one side on my set of extended dogbones. Toyota service bulletin says your looking to get 7-8 clicks lift max. until tight on the handbrake lever & you get that final adjustment by adjusting that 10mm nut/s on the end of the cable on the handrake lever in the cab. My Toyota Landcruiser VDJ79R handbrake works well now........ But I still leave it in gear when parked & I will buy genuine Toyota handbrake shoes next time.
Thanks Very much Dusty, great info
@@TeamBulletOffroad The other thing I should add is that you should have a spring kit that includes those round hats that push on over the brake shoe retainer pins and spring & twist 90 degrees as they are almost always worn out in the pin head location. Toyota wants a pretty penny for them & they are available online with the spring kit cheaper.
Great stuff mate, love the work on the 106 and 4Runner 👍
Thanks 👍
Appreciate the content. Cheers. PS: you're off your nut aout that steering wheel being the best looking! I know, I know, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But still... ;)
Hahahaha....
Nice video mate. I have maintenance time approaching soon. Bad part with my Challenger is on these v6 engines you have to spilt the inlet manifold to change the spark plugs. I haven't done it yet but I will be putting iriduim plug in. Then I have to grease everything before we go to Fraser in late Sept
Lucky you, enjoy your trip up North.......
@@TeamBulletOffroad thanks mate I will and I'll be recording everything
I ended up putting a disc brake handbrake kit on the tail shaft of my hilux its amazing works well ,as once the drums clog up with mud on the tracks got no handbrake.
Toyota service is very poor that when you go to a dealership you don’t get to talk to the guy working on your car but a salesman telling you bs.
Cheers Darsh, nice work Re handbrake
reconsidering my plans of going to menai this weekend now due to mud n then having to get the gurni n clean everything..
mark at Sydney motor trimmers did our special sports jaguar interior very good !
Hes very Good yes.... An old school artist
Hey mate, can you do a detailed ruf conversion on an ln106 with all the tips and tricks. I see so many people asking for more info on Facebook groups etc because information about it is so hard to find. A detailed video from Start to finish would be awesome!
If you go back through our video library of the bullets last build we did a complete build series..
Can you post a video on your suspension setup in the white dial cab please, would love to see in detail what you did.
Great info for when it’s time to adjust my tight 79 handbrake haha
One thing I have been thinking about is a manual hub conversation… with your abundance of knowledge… can It be done ?
Im sure it could, these auto ones arnt too bad, only thing they don't like going from 2H to 4H at speeds
@ Tom C Manual hub conversion can be done 100% mate 👍
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Watch this clip Tom C
some great info 👍😁
have you tried the handbrake dog-bone upgrade, it replaces the standard dog-bone in at the pads across from the adjuster with a longer one , just curious if you had or what your thoughts are with it,
I havnt JC No, but I hear there good
Quick question I do all my own repairs and adjustments
But with a new car I know you know what your doing but won't Toyota not warranty it if something happens
Just a question want to get a brand new one but I don't really want to get bumsteered cheers mate 👍🏻
Depends on the situation and qualifications of who's actually in charge of stamping that book, the agreement/contract states certain things, all genuine parts must be used too. Ive got this one covered, been there done that sort of thing with Toyota in the past..
@@TeamBulletOffroad copy that cheers mate 👍🏻
So good
Cheers
Hey mate, quick question, i have a 79 that carries some decent load and spends 80% of its time offroad water mud etc, how often would you be changing the wheel bearings? And how often would you adjust them.
Thanks
I pull the free wheeling hub cap off & check for water in there, it seems to collect in the end cap if it's present elsewhere in the swivel hub too. I did heaps of water crossings and long water puddles on sealed roads during flooding a year ago and managed to blast water into my swivel hub joints, Great fun blasting water high into the air & cleaning under the car. Replacing water damaged wheel bearings & removing & repacking swivel hubs not so much. I stay out of water as much as I can now. If you are frequently adjusting wheel bearings they are wearing, probably from water contaminated grease or the bearing is failing due to that.
Nice comment Dusty....... Livin the Dream, the grey truck on 35s with neg 50rears I had a rear bearing collapse after 50k, so after that I changed them at every 25k fronts I changed every 50 with a nip up after 25
@@TeamBulletOffroad thanks mate, 25k it is.
As soon as you do a pre reg/post reg GVM upgrade it voids your warranty.
Only on the parts that are changed.. Not on the whole vehicle...
Toyota have NO idea how to do handsfree phone ....... !
They are good at having "no idea". Hahaha
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