stuzbot
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Gave the missus her first driving lesson in the Land Cruiser this morning. Nervous learner that she is, she tends to jump on the brake pedal the instant something hoves into view on the distant horizon.
Anyway, after she'd finished her half hour's shattering my nerves and I got back behind the wheel to take over, I noticed the handbrake warning light wasn't going out. Didn't really think much of it. I presumed a plug had come undone somewhere. But driving home from where we'd gone, I noticed the brakes felt a bit softer than usual and, when we arrived home, I noticed a couple of drips on the ground near the rear wheel, which turned out to be brake fluid.
Stuck my head underneath and saw this...
So, what the hell is that component? And where is the leak likely to be coming from? When I stuck my head under, it looked like it was coming from this actual mystery component itself. But, looking at the photo, it might be dripping down onto that from somewhere above.
UPDATE: I've found this in one of my PDF manuals, which looks a likely candidate. But I'm still confused as to whether it's likely to be leaking brake fluid. On my old VW van I had a 'Load Sensing Valve' on the rear axle which sent more hydraulic pressure to the back brakes when the van was fully laden but, unless I'm mis-remembering, that was just a lever on a spring which did 'something' to divvy up the brake effort, but wasn't actually plumbed in and filled with brake fluid itself.
Assuming, this is the Toyota equivalent, does it serve a similar purpose? And, [hopefully] is a repair kit is available.?
Anyway, after she'd finished her half hour's shattering my nerves and I got back behind the wheel to take over, I noticed the handbrake warning light wasn't going out. Didn't really think much of it. I presumed a plug had come undone somewhere. But driving home from where we'd gone, I noticed the brakes felt a bit softer than usual and, when we arrived home, I noticed a couple of drips on the ground near the rear wheel, which turned out to be brake fluid.
Stuck my head underneath and saw this...
So, what the hell is that component? And where is the leak likely to be coming from? When I stuck my head under, it looked like it was coming from this actual mystery component itself. But, looking at the photo, it might be dripping down onto that from somewhere above.
UPDATE: I've found this in one of my PDF manuals, which looks a likely candidate. But I'm still confused as to whether it's likely to be leaking brake fluid. On my old VW van I had a 'Load Sensing Valve' on the rear axle which sent more hydraulic pressure to the back brakes when the van was fully laden but, unless I'm mis-remembering, that was just a lever on a spring which did 'something' to divvy up the brake effort, but wasn't actually plumbed in and filled with brake fluid itself.
Assuming, this is the Toyota equivalent, does it serve a similar purpose? And, [hopefully] is a repair kit is available.?