Rear brake proportioning valve???

[largeorangefont]

Toyota did that for safety so people don't go spinning down the road like tops in their Yarii. That's how they can get away without putting ABS on the car.

This is probably also why the brakes are very soft and light until you really push the pedal.

[Pavel Olavich]

Originally Posted by largeorangefont

Toyota did that for safety so people don't go spinning down the road like tops in their Yarii. That's how they can get away without putting ABS on the car.

This is probably also why the brakes are very soft and light until you really push the pedal.

Sorry but that reason sounds lame....I would suggest the OP take his car to the dealer and stop reading guesses from this site...I can get my 2007 LB back tires to lock up, no problem.....

[hasher22]

yea i suggest take it to the dealer and get it checked out.....if they say anything about replacing it and u know for a "fact" that it doesnt need replacing or whatever.......they are just taking your money....

Australia has abs as standard :)

[largeorangefont]

Originally Posted by Pavel Olavich

Sorry but that reason sounds lame....I would suggest the OP take his car to the dealer and stop reading guesses from this site...I can get my 2007 LB back tires to lock up, no problem.....

I would definately take it to the dealer to have them look at it.

I've never driven a car with the braking feel like the Yaris. An Xa with ABS doesn't have the same feel. It feels like a normal car. with a progressive feel. It is very tight and brakes hard with little effort.

In the Yaris you have to push the pedal down pretty far to really get it to stop. It is more like a linear feel, and very soft at the top of the pedal travel. It isnt a bad thing, you just get used to it.

I've have yet to lock a wheel up in my LB. I did put better tires on it in the first week, so that is probably a big part of it. I think the brakes perform pretty well.

PetersRedYaris - Take a picture or count the clicks you have to pull up on your ebrake. That at least will see if the shoes are adjusted correctly.

[AaronATL]

brakes... brakes... brakes.....

ahhh who needs em anyway when we could use arrestor cables




Yarisworld!!!

[PetersRedYaris]

Originally Posted by largeorangefont

Take a picture or count the clicks you have to pull up on your ebrake. That at least will see if the shoes are adjusted correctly.

Seven (7) clicks untill it holds the car. Now many clicks do you all get when you pull up on the e-brake?