4Runner Rear Brake Question

Today I inspected my rear brakes on my 1996 4Runner. There appeared to
be an oily sludge on the inside of the drum and on the pads. This was
the same on both right and left rear drum brakes. Does this sound like
there is something wrong?
please reply to [email]chadg42@hotmail.com[/email]

Wheel Cylinders are probably leaking

Ian

"ChadG" <chadg@**sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Today I inspected my rear brakes on my 1996 4Runner. There appeared to
> be an oily sludge on the inside of the drum and on the pads. This was
> the same on both right and left rear drum brakes. Does this sound like
> there is something wrong?
> please reply to [email]chadg42@hotmail.com[/email][/color]

My thought as well, wheel cylinders.
Searcher

You'll have brake dust in there but it shouldn"t be oily or greasy.

"ChadG" <chadg@**sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Today I inspected my rear brakes on my 1996 4Runner. There appeared to be
> an oily sludge on the inside of the drum and on the pads. This was the
> same on both right and left rear drum brakes. Does this sound like there
> is something wrong?
> please reply to [email]chadg42@hotmail.com[/email][/color]

this is could be axle seals also if its wheel cylinders just peel back the
cylinder dust seal back and see if there is any fluid there should be none.

Joe


"ChadG" <chadg@**sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Today I inspected my rear brakes on my 1996 4Runner. There appeared to be
> an oily sludge on the inside of the drum and on the pads. This was the
> same on both right and left rear drum brakes. Does this sound like there
> is something wrong?
> please reply to [email]chadg42@hotmail.com[/email][/color]

Had this problem on my '97 4Runner [RIP]. It was the axle seals.
Potentially dangerous because of loss of braking. You'll probably have to
replace the brake pads as well because of the contamination.

"ChadG" <chadg@**sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Today I inspected my rear brakes on my 1996 4Runner. There appeared to be
> an oily sludge on the inside of the drum and on the pads. This was the
> same on both right and left rear drum brakes. Does this sound like there
> is something wrong?
> please reply to [email]chadg42@hotmail.com[/email][/color]