Recent content by RigoRunner

I may be mistaken, but I believe those Akebono's are the OEM pads used by Toyota. I got them for a fair price on Rock Auto. Bit more than the cheap pads, but worth the difference in price.

Hadn't gotten that far. Was the first caliper I started with. I thought I had read somewhere that the fitting needs to be tightened and loosened 10-20 times so it sets properly and dislodges debris. I guess I will have to start with that.

Hi everyone, Hoping someone can give me some insight into the problem I am having. I recently decided to clean and grease my brakes. I had some uneven wear on the rotor. I started with the front driver's side, and noticed the pins that maintain the pad position on the front caliper looked a...

Lol I agree. They'll never fail! Been working for me for years. I use gloves to clear the snow off anyways...

Could just be a sales figure game. They probably figure they can be more competitive on pricing without it, and that most people in the USA don't need it. I live about 30 minutes outside of Montreal and it gets chilly here in the winter. I think that can be said for the majority of Canadian...

Yea, same. Got the runner up on a jack in the garage. Luckily it is more of a family vehicle and I do most of my driving in my taco.

Unfortunately I haven't done much recently.... I have a 2017 Limited that we got last fall. It was a little shaky when braking, so I looked at the brakes, and one of the caliper mounting bolts was actually loose (like halfway out). I figured that probably caused some rotor issues, so I decided...

Front caliper problem Hi all, New to the forum and can't start a thread yet. I have an issue that I was hoping to get some insight that may help me finish the job I started. I tried searching throughout the forum but can't seem to find anything on my specific issue. Hoping that someone can...

Like so many others, trying to hit 15...