Ooo shiny.
CK5
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1989 Toyota 4Runner
- Thread starter centexk5
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Building the truck my friend won’t be able to
3.6l I bet it's a long stroke too. Might be a torque monster
4.125 bore with a 4.05 stroke. Very torquey.
Gigantic 54mm socket for these tiny hubs. My one tons on my blazer are half that size. Any bets on this being 1989 OE grease?
Could be a lot worse. It does appear to be OEM Toyota grease. Iirc the factory grease was clear light yellow color.
I'm not sure if it's amazing or crazy, that you know what colored grease came on a truck 35 years ago from the factory... lol
Toyota’s have always used that fancy grease.
Gotta admit that it works though…
200k miles and they roll like silk. Must be doing something right.
24 years ago I helped put a Superlift IFS lift on a 1992 XtraCab and they were emphatic to save that grease.
I’m honestly contemplating just slamming it all back together with the new rotors.
Well I went to finish the one side up and like everything else today, it fought and eventually won. First, the calipers I got were for the later model year and not the previous model year. No biggie, trim the dust shield and done. Then the pads I got were for the previous model year and not the later model year so they are to short. So gotta get more of those.
Brakes bled. New radiator, thermostat, temp sensor, and cap installed. Had to do a bit of trimming on the fan shroud and gotta pick up long bolts for the fan shroud to bolt to the radiator but otherwise it fit pretty well. Pretty certain everything was OE from 1989 except the coolant. It was actually really clean and clear and zero sediment so I’m assuming it got flushed at some point.
do the oil pump o ring and seal while you have rad out of the way
Too late for that. And also, my clutch master is leaking now. This fixing crap is starting to get old.
Bringing a truck back from the dead is gonna try your patience at times. Just remember the end results will be good.
Well the brakes suck now. Gotta put your foot almost all the way to the floor. Can lock up the rears with a bit of effort. I know the fronts are doing something because the rotors are hot. Going to try and bleed it again and see if maybe there’s an air bubble I didn’t get out but I’m not confident on that.
Other than that, she’s running great! Going to start driving it around this week.
Other than that, she’s running great! Going to start driving it around this week.
Got some tunes now. 
Pulled the master off to measure the booster rod. It was maybe a half turn short so not enough to make a difference.
Went ahead and redid the bench bleed on the master since I had it off. Didn’t see any air.
Put the master back on but left the bench bleed hoses still on and in the reservoir. Went and pushed the pedal and it’s firm all the way through the stroke so I feel confident that’s good.
Im wondering if there is still a big air pocket somewhere in the lines. Think I’m gonna go buy several bottles of fluid and bleed a whole bottle through each wheel. Figure thats going to flush anything out that may still be trapped in there.
Went ahead and redid the bench bleed on the master since I had it off. Didn’t see any air.
Put the master back on but left the bench bleed hoses still on and in the reservoir. Went and pushed the pedal and it’s firm all the way through the stroke so I feel confident that’s good.
Im wondering if there is still a big air pocket somewhere in the lines. Think I’m gonna go buy several bottles of fluid and bleed a whole bottle through each wheel. Figure thats going to flush anything out that may still be trapped in there.
