Brake Question

[Redstone8]

My 05 4Runner SE has about 41,000 miles on it and I am going to replace all the pads. The rotors still look like I can get some more usage out of them so I am on the fence about replacing those too. I called the dealership since I intend to go with the Toyota OEM pads and the guy I spoke to was telling me I might need pins which run about $4/each and some type of other kit which cost about $30. Now I have been doing my own brakes on my cars over the past 20 years, but this is the first time I will be doing it on the 4Runner. I only anticipated buying the pads and shims and maybe the rotors if needed once I do a closer inspection, but not all this other stuff this guy is telling me about.
Has anyone ever had to replace anything additional in a routine brake job on the 4runner other than the pads, shims and rotors provided that nothing is broken. I have not taken anything apart yet, but plan to do so sometime this weekend so I just wanted to get some feedback from the other members so see what your experience has been. Thanks in advance for any input.

 

[Jed]

The front calipers are not a floating caliper design, so you need to pull the pins to get the pads out. The pins tend to get corroded, so he's just trying to sell you new ones. You can probably just clean up the original pins instead of buying new ones though.

 

[Redstone8]

The front calipers are not a floating caliper design, so you need to pull the pins to get the pads out. The pins tend to get corroded, so he's just trying to sell you new ones. You can probably just clean up the original pins instead of buying new ones though.

Thanks Jed. I took it apart and saw the pins you are talking about. They have a little bit of corrosion on them, but can be cleaned like you said or I might just go ahead and replace them with new ones. This gives me a better idea. I appreciate your input. As with most of the brake jobs I have done in the past it's not very difficult on this one either.