Re: OK - I'm pissed ('lux brakes)

"Daryl Walford" <dwalford@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Toby Ponsenby wrote:
> > On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:02:16 +0800d, Klompmeester Blathered on
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> >> "the_dawggie" <the_dawggie@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> >> news:07a91c1c-e284-4b65-
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> >>> On Apr 28, 2:13 pm, the_dawggie <the_dawg...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >>>> Cant they get this right????
> >>>>
> >>>> They design a vehicle that is fairly ferpect.
> >>>>
> >>>> The brakes suck. Today yet again need to service them.
> >>>>
> >>>> Replaced just about everything so far - the design is wrong. No
it's
> >>>> not due to the vehicle being turbocharged.
> >>>>
> >>>> Yawn, I'll go back and see if I can make it work.
> >>>>
> >>>> ... again.
> >>> Ok, did another master cylinder bleed. Top pedal now, still think
there
> >>> is something wrong there.
> >>>
> >>> Or somewhere. I'll see how it goes over time.
> >> The master system is ****ed you ****ing dickhead.
> >
> > Not just a Toyota speciality, but they do dabble in MS ****ups on
their
> > 4WD chariots of the dawggie Hi-Lux era.
> > Like Bland Cruisers, ferinstance - also blighted with the same common
> > fault set.
> >
> Dawggies Lux is about 18yrs old so a bit of maintenance like a mc
> overhaul is to be expected, I'd hardly consider something wearing out
> after that length of time to be a problem.
> My Hilux just clicked over 120,000klms and its still on the OE brakes
> pads and rear brake shoes, at the current rate of wear they will last
> about 200,000klms which is nothing to complain about.

The Camry's front disc pads were original and were replaced at 195.000ks.
Car 13 yrs old.

Jason