Frozen Caliper... which to buy?

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wvuviv30

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At 140k my Passengers side front caliper has frozen up; brake pads wearing uneven, wheel is black (other is still shiny), pulls to the right.

In my neck of the woods I can get parts from these stores:
Toyota
Advance Auto
Autozone
Napa
I don't mind it, but I can order from an Online retailer.


Which store should I go to and purchase the calipers from?
While I am at it, which brake pads should I go with? I do a lot of traveling on the DC Beltway.
 
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NAPA is where I got my remans..... Lifetime warrantee and rust resistant paint sold me on NAPA...
 
Get something with a lifetime guarantee. Better from someplace close to you so you can bring them back when they fail too!
Keep the receipts in a safe place.
 
I've got myself a set of Napa calipers...

Any tips of bleeding the brakes? I'm not going to crack open the rear lines, just the fronts are getting opened.

PS, I don't have a Power Bleeder that puts pressure at the reservoir.
 
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Go ahead and flush the whole system. It's super easy on the 2005 and the ABS pumps it out for you (at least for the rear two). There are threads on the forum about it. A helper and a quart bottle and some clear tubing and a half hour tops.
 
Got mine at Oreiley, lifetime warranty, works great but I'll tell you getting that damn brake line back in was a pain in the ass. That freaking thing is a pain in the butt to move around
 
Atlanta_man said:
Go ahead and flush the whole system. It's super easy on the 2005 and the ABS pumps it out for you (at least for the rear two). There are threads on the forum about it. A helper and a quart bottle and some clear tubing and a half hour tops.
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I tried searching but came up empty handed.
 
A decade ago, the dealer was a rip-off for these kinds of things but now they're not so bad. Three years ago, I had to return a re-man caliper with a leaking piston for the old '94 Pickup back to the Canadian version of Auto Zone. It was covered, but it was a PITA because I had to re and re it and bleed it again. If the Toyota dealer isn't too much more expensive, I would go that route.

On the 4Runner last week, I changed the oil and rotated the tires. I took 15 mins. per side to pull the front pads and push this pistons back in to keep them from seizing. It's well-posted on here but worth another mention. This tool, Disc Brake Piston Spreader | Princess Auto, made it a piece of cake.
 
For calipers autozone or advance will work. They both offer lifetime warranties, which you will eventually need. Just make sure you get the correct calipers.
 
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