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Solved Well, replaced the rotors along with brake pads, and it brakes smooth as anything. The right side was 0.0030" warped, where the Toyota manual says to replace the rotors if 0.0035" runout. I forgot to check the left side. I'm impressed that the parts are so easy to work with. I've...

Parking brake trick worked! Awesome, the parking brake trick worked! I wonder why daily use of the parking brake didn't maintain the right adjustment all along. I dug up my depth gauge but am waiting for my 54mm socket to arrive in the mail before I do more testing. Thanks for the ideas, and...

Howdy all, I've had my 4Runner for about 4 months now, and I'm trying to fix a few problems during the school break. The truck shimmies when hitting the brakes. It's definitely the front brakes. Braking at high speeds or low, the shimmy can be felt both through the brake pedal and through...

Hi, folks, my first post here. I bought the truck a few weeks ago knowing that it made this sound, which I suspect is an exhaust leak. It sounds like loud, pulsating rush of gas being forced out of a small hole. It's from the driver's side, and it only happens under acceleration. It's quite...