Hello all Im a new xB owner and As you can see by my post count new to the boards! So I thought I might be of assistance. You see Im a Mechanic so if you have any mechanical questions! feel free to PM me or E-Mail me at JohnmShipley@yahoo.com

 

hello there

thanks for offering help to the board!

you da man!

 

OK I have one.

I've just installed my cruise control and it doesn't work.
I've checked all of the connections and everythings seems to be fine.

I'm ready to go to a dealership to see if they can spot the problem but NO dealer in the NY area has ever installed cruise...

any ideas?

thanks for your kind offer...

Mitchell

 

Make sure youre getting a electerical connection

 

First off Xbman is right check for power! But also check all your conections again including your ground!!! check all the little stuff first! If you dont have one yet get a test light if you got the money buy a Power probe! it conects to your battery and not only checks for power but ground and you can power and ground circuits! The only down side is the price about $89 but if you do a lot of electrical work its worth its weight in gold! If all of the conections are corect does it have an internal fuse? always check your fuses with a meter never assume they are good just by look ( yes ive done this before and its bit me in the A@@) if everything checks out it may just be a faulyt part! if you send me more specific information i might be able to narow it down a bit! Either way let me know what you find! Also let mne know what cruse control you got I was thinking about installing one! And Thanks everyone for the warm welcome!

 

Standard or auto? Did you find the speed sensor wire at the ECM? Double check that you got the right wire. The connecter pictures are viewed from the backside. If you have the auto is the jumper wire installed properly for the clutch switch? If manual is the clutch switch adjusted properly? Did you find the right wire for the brake signal? These are a few questions that come to mind to troubleshoot the cruise. If all this checks out I might have a few more ideas.~~~~~~~~~~~~scott

 

thanks for the fast reply. I did check the ecm wires. the colors match the manual. and yes I was a bit lost with the illustration at first (backside/frontside). The power is my biggest concern. I seem to be plugged into the correct wire for power I'll keep hunting. Thanks again

 

Found the problem. The fuse that shipped with the unit was bad.
didn't look blown, but a voltage tester help me pinpoint the problem.

works great now.

Thanks for the tips everyone!

 

If all of the conections are corect does it have an internal fuse? always check your fuses with a meter never assume they are good just by look ( yes ive done this before and its bit me in the A@@) Do you remember the addage from english KISS Keep It Simple Stupid, For some reason this also applies to mechanics!!

 

How right you are.
and this cruise works great.
My volkswagon cruise was not as smooth as this one.
I highly recommend.

 

Why is there so much "play" in the brake rotors and the wheel studs. I had the wheels off the car and I could move the rotor back and forth hitting the studs. Is that normal?

 

I'm going to have to look in to this this is about the 4 th brake rotor question.Let me do some investigating and I will let everyone know what I find!!!

 

Alright Here is the low down on the slop in the brake rotors!!! I just got off the phone with Mike in the service department at Santa Monica Toyota, What he told me was that the rotors on the Scion as well as all toyotas are what are refered to as floaing rotors! i.e. they are just what they sound like!! He told me that if you remove the calliper the rotors will just slide out!!! Hence forth the reason for all of the slop! Hope this helps everyone With the reason for the slopyness in the rotors!

 

Actually,the design is called,"The floating Caliper".
It is very common among car manufacturers.
The wheel tightened on the lugs is what keeps the rotor in its proper position.
I dont want to sound like I am correcting you Bustweeker.
A testlight is good to have.
But a multimeter is even better.It can do what a testlight does and more.
Plus it is a whole lot safer.Some of the systems on new cars today cannot handle you pulling an amp or two from a testlight.You risk blowing a circuit,and possibly blowing a very expensive sensor or computer.
A testlight can be used in allot of instances,but when it is something as technical as installing cruise control,I would have to suggest a multimeter.
A testlight is good for lighting circuits and sterio installations.

 

[b]Actually,the design is called,"The floating Caliper".
It is very common among car manufacturers.
The wheel tightened on the lugs is what keeps the rotor in its proper position.
I dont want to sound like I am correcting you Bustweeker.
A testlight is good to have.
But a multimeter is even better.It can do what a testlight does and more.
Plus it is a whole lot safer.Some of the systems on new cars today cannot handle you pulling an amp or two from a testlight.You risk blowing a circuit,and possibly blowing a very expensive sensor or computer.
A testlight can be used in allot of instances,but when it is something as technical as installing cruise control,I would have to suggest a multimeter.
A testlight is good for lighting circuits and sterio installations.




Actualy I think you absolutly wanted to sound like you needed to corect me!!
I never stated to be the top mechanic in the world that would be arrogant and would I assume I know everything about anything mechanical which I do not! And you are right with some systems you should not use a test light i was assuming ( went and made an ___ U me) That most people here probly dont have and probably dont want to invest in a decent meter! my mistake. I appologize. I figured most people can afford a test light they are relativly cheep!and are generaly a quick way to check for power. As for the callipers I as my name implies work on busses! Although I do work on cars as well, For my own enjoyment! Up untill now I have only owned american made cars! and the last time I worked on a Asian car the rotors were still one piece! And just for your information you can have a solid pice rotor with a floting calliper! But thanks for the correction!

 

Chill dood chill!
Like I said,I wasnt trying to make you feel intruded upon.
I just didnt want people misinformed or possibly damaging something.

 

hey i would like to know how to bleed my abs system on my xb. i am going to school to be a master technician but it will be a will before i am one. hehe. plz help me out . oh yeah one more thing. i would like to know if anyone may or can help me getting the install disk for the new mitchell on demand (dvd version) i have the original dvd but not the install. thx kind ppl.

 

lmao

this is too funny

everybody is a "mechanic"

 

you can't bleed abs, you can bleed brakes
and you shouldn't be bleeding them unless you fudged up or froze a caliper or disconnected a brake like for no reason whatsoever

 

Not a bad thing to know how to do none the less. Perhaps what he was referring to was the VSC actuator. That you can bleed. I think that you will need a handheld tester to do this (or so says the xB Service Manual).