Wanted to share an experience I just had doing a full rear brake job. Situation: seized up passenger rear caliper. I'm of the mindset that if I'm going to do brakes on one side, I might as well do the other. Additional labor isn't that much effort, parts are fairly cheap, keep both sides balanced. Maybe I'm just OCD
Here's the RockAuto SKU that I purchased for a pair of rear calipers: More Information for POWER STOP S2726
In prior brake jobs, I seem to remember getting new banjo bolts - while this package had new copper crush washers, it did not come with a banjo. So, I reused the old banjo bolts.
So, I do the job, both sides, and I seem to have the smallest leak at the banjo fitting, driver and passenger. Take it apart, put it back together, bleed again. STILL leaking.
My next thought it - let's get some OEM banjos, and see if that does the trick. Here's how those compare to the aftermarket ones from my prior job (included with a caliper purchase from Autozone or Advanced Auto years ago)
Quite a bit longer than stock. But... they worked fine in my last calipers. Is the mating surface where the banjo bolts enter the caliper being machined during the rebuild process? Was my caliper set rebuilt so many times that these aftermarket banjos were bottoming out?? Hard to imagine. I have no idea. :shrug: (Or did I trash the banjos when I ripped them off with an impact? Wouldn't think they'd be delicate)
Anyway, no leaks, all good with the OEM part. Might be my ineptitude but I had a hell of a time finding the part # from Toyota parts diagrams. Found it eventually: 90401-10015. Hope this helps.
edit: while I'm at it, here's the torque spec: 23ft lb, or 31 Nm.
Here's the RockAuto SKU that I purchased for a pair of rear calipers: More Information for POWER STOP S2726
In prior brake jobs, I seem to remember getting new banjo bolts - while this package had new copper crush washers, it did not come with a banjo. So, I reused the old banjo bolts.
So, I do the job, both sides, and I seem to have the smallest leak at the banjo fitting, driver and passenger. Take it apart, put it back together, bleed again. STILL leaking.
My next thought it - let's get some OEM banjos, and see if that does the trick. Here's how those compare to the aftermarket ones from my prior job (included with a caliper purchase from Autozone or Advanced Auto years ago)
Quite a bit longer than stock. But... they worked fine in my last calipers. Is the mating surface where the banjo bolts enter the caliper being machined during the rebuild process? Was my caliper set rebuilt so many times that these aftermarket banjos were bottoming out?? Hard to imagine. I have no idea. :shrug: (Or did I trash the banjos when I ripped them off with an impact? Wouldn't think they'd be delicate)
Anyway, no leaks, all good with the OEM part. Might be my ineptitude but I had a hell of a time finding the part # from Toyota parts diagrams. Found it eventually: 90401-10015. Hope this helps.
edit: while I'm at it, here's the torque spec: 23ft lb, or 31 Nm.
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