braking problems

[rudiedj Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close rudiedj]

Hi guys, my '07 Prado Grande is doing wierd stuff:
1. Handbrake: When stationary, I pull up the handbrake and all seems well. As soon as the vehicle is moving, if I pull up the handbrake, it has no resistance and pull al the way to the top and goes "clunk" I can hear the clunk sound coming from the rear wheels, not the handbrake lever.

2. When stepping on the brakes, during normal driving, I can feel a definate shudder. Are my rotors warped? or can it be something else?

thanks

[rudiedj Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close rudiedj]

No ideas??

[AJ120 Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close AJ120]

The shudder sounds like your discs might need machining, as for the handbrake not to sure. Are you aware that the handbrake is a completely seperate system to the foot brake? It has a drum brake inside the disc rotor for the handbrake. If you search around there is a very detailed thread with loads of pictures showing how to pull the discs off and check and replace the handbrake shoes if nescessary might be a good place to start.

here it is http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...oe-replacement

Cheers Andrew

[Meachie Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Meachie]

Yep, what AJ120 said.

But with anything to do with brakes, If your not 100 percent confident with your knowledge just book it in with a trusted mechanic.
Does sound like a disc skim and pads for the shudder, and new parkbrake shoes and adjust for the parkbrake.

Cheers.