brake pad replacement
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Jeff Kleb
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1. Get a trusted, knowledgeable friend to help you. Installing brake parts is not something where you can do it "wrong" and get away with it.
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2. Be sure that your rotors are turned, especially if there is any warping of the surface (as is often the case). Otherwise, your new pads may wear prematurely and the brake pedal could give you a pulsing senstation every time you need to slow down or come to a stop.
3. Why do you need to replace your brake pads on a 2005? My 4Runner is identical to yours (4x4, V6) and I still have most of my brake pad surfaces remaining at 28,XXX miles. You either have a lot more mileage or you migh be driving it a bit too hard {easy to do in Richmond - LOL!}.
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akoda
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I have 45k on mine and heard some squeling in the front when braking so I thought it time. It turned out that I did have some more pad life to go but $80 for the pads I went ahead and installed them. This is what I did
I never pulled the calipers. I was going about this the old way of doing things..last brakes I did were on a Nissan Maxima. This is what I did:
Pull the 2 clips on the back side of the two pin that run across the outside edge of the pads, this released the one funky shaped clip that the bottom pin runs through. Pull pads and shims out. Compressed the calipers to allow more room to put the new pads and old shims back in. Side 1 took about 2 hours trying to figure it out side 2 took about 20 minutes. Thanks Toyota! Thank you all for your replies. Bottom line --don't remove the calipers, you will make an easy job too hard.
I never pulled the calipers. I was going about this the old way of doing things..last brakes I did were on a Nissan Maxima. This is what I did:
Pull the 2 clips on the back side of the two pin that run across the outside edge of the pads, this released the one funky shaped clip that the bottom pin runs through. Pull pads and shims out. Compressed the calipers to allow more room to put the new pads and old shims back in. Side 1 took about 2 hours trying to figure it out side 2 took about 20 minutes. Thanks Toyota! Thank you all for your replies. Bottom line --don't remove the calipers, you will make an easy job too hard.
Jeff Kleb said:
1. Get a trusted, knowledgeable friend to help you. Installing brake parts is not something where you can do it "wrong" and get away with it.
:bash:
2. Be sure that your rotors are turned, especially if there is any warping of the surface (as is often the case). Otherwise, your new pads may wear prematurely and the brake pedal could give you a pulsing senstation every time you need to slow down or come to a stop.
3. Why do you need to replace your brake pads on a 2005? My 4Runner is identical to yours (4x4, V6) and I still have most of my brake pad surfaces remaining at 28,XXX miles. You either have a lot more mileage or you migh be driving it a bit too hard {easy to do in Richmond - LOL!}.
wolfgang
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Your squeak was probably just accumulated brake dust! But good idea to check before ruining a costly rotor. Use aerosole braked cleaner or strong jet of water to remove dust on calipers. Unless warped, grooved or blued, it is waste of time and $ to have a rotor turned. I believe thin rotors (turned) also warp faster. Be sure to add anti squeal compond to back of pads and lubricate pins with special grease.
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