Yes, I had to patiently remove the 20 or so screws and bolts on the underside, then mark the cap and housing, and cap depth, remove the cap with the three finger adapter and added grease mostly to the edges between the bushing and the housing with extra in the voids, around ~8 grams. But my case...
Thanks for checking. Going on about ten days or so, and I can say that my fix so far is 100%. No noise. No clunk. Just smooth and efficient operation. Its actually a little bit tighter with 1/16 extra turn on the plate. This may have also been what I was hearing when I thought it was the master...
I started having this issue as well. Thought it was the brake cylinder at first, due to only being heard a slow speeds, going over bumps, applying brakes at slow speed, and only after driving for an hour or so. Dealership dismissed it.
I was studying to be a materials science engineer until...
Does the star void in the saddle have a grease channel in the middle that ports through to those voids in the bushing around the spring?
Edit: I went to the dealership with the vehicle under warranty for a few more miles, seeing as it is one of the very few manufactured parts that is failing...
Part of me wants to get quick-jacks for this, and the other part just wants me to drop it off at the dealership and ask them to do it for a couple hundred bucks.
What is the three finger torque spec on the cap for these puppies?
I bought one of those three prong adapters a while back and haven't gotten around to this.
A few thousand miles later, and writing a report here as a follow up.
There is a noticeable difference in pedal feel when braking hard. The car has a much more sensitive and firm braking signature.
I was worried, because I was still hearing the noise, but less so, after the install. However...
The sound was hard to place, because it wasn't happening from a cold start, and would take a bit of stop and go driving for it to start back up again. All I can figure is that the metal became more malleable after some time and heat from the engine which started to flex the firewall when the...
When I first read about the master brake cylinder brace for my A90, I thought "that is stupid."
A few years later I found myself buying one. Last week in fact.
It started out innocuous enough at first. I thought "what is that mild rattle/clunk heard at low speeds coming from the front left?"...
There is a black A91-MT for sale at the Toyota dealership in San Marcos as of two weeks ago. I wanted to put a post up, if anyone was looking for one. Unsure of the miles and year.
I have also seen this service at Costcos in Texas, as per OP's location. It looked liked they have a good selection of key FOBs from first glance. I don't even know if you need a membership, as they had a work van in the parking lot, stacked with all types of FOBs.