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Hi All
So julian, Toyo have discovered that it was the nearside sensor that was
damaged/broken/ignoring signals etc... It will cost ?300+vat + ?120 to fit
the new sensors and the wiring loom. Passed MOT with advisory that the
handbrake is not stopping the car quickly enough??? Admitted that they use
a roller to test the handbrake which is as far as I know a major no no for
perm 4x4s???? Strange the handbrake works for me but they want to pull the
rear brakes and have a look = ????. Exhaust rear box is rubbing on the body
but as Gary in Toyo said a crowbar will fix that!!!! Missed the corroding
brake pipes, the gaping hole in the exhaust that I covered with a split beer
can and jubilee clips a la Julian, the thin rear disks and pads and the fact
that the steering can be a bit wobbly at times. He did say that the near
side shock was leaking oil and I told him it had for the last 5 years and
had always passed MOT by wiping it off before the test. Will order new
shocks on my return though as I think this is why I get funny noises from
that side when running things over.
By the by I will keep the sensors and the loom and will bench test them and
bet that it is a damaged wire rather than the actual sensor. If this is the
case then I will be putting the lot on E-bay to re coop my money.
Regards
Simon Hughes
So julian, Toyo have discovered that it was the nearside sensor that was
damaged/broken/ignoring signals etc... It will cost ?300+vat + ?120 to fit
the new sensors and the wiring loom. Passed MOT with advisory that the
handbrake is not stopping the car quickly enough??? Admitted that they use
a roller to test the handbrake which is as far as I know a major no no for
perm 4x4s???? Strange the handbrake works for me but they want to pull the
rear brakes and have a look = ????. Exhaust rear box is rubbing on the body
but as Gary in Toyo said a crowbar will fix that!!!! Missed the corroding
brake pipes, the gaping hole in the exhaust that I covered with a split beer
can and jubilee clips a la Julian, the thin rear disks and pads and the fact
that the steering can be a bit wobbly at times. He did say that the near
side shock was leaking oil and I told him it had for the last 5 years and
had always passed MOT by wiping it off before the test. Will order new
shocks on my return though as I think this is why I get funny noises from
that side when running things over.
By the by I will keep the sensors and the loom and will bench test them and
bet that it is a damaged wire rather than the actual sensor. If this is the
case then I will be putting the lot on E-bay to re coop my money.
Regards
Simon Hughes