Just finished rear brakes and rotors thanks to this video! Everything was straightforward. I did opt to use the Toyota pink grease (lithium soap base glycol grease) on the caliper slide pins, as that's what is called for in the service manual. I've heard stories of people having bad experiences w/ their calipers binding up using the wrong grease on those slide pins.
incredible job, very well explained throughout the video, very helpful. I think you are missing a couple of digits on the number of subscribers. Appreciate your hard work!
I can’t thank you enough for this guide man! Just got one of my rear sides done with rotors. I’m slowly starting to do everything myself to help save some money in labor costs for myself
You're awesome. I just checked mine and they need to be replaced all around. I'm assuming these instructions apply for the front as well? Mostly besists the e brake part.
You missed something when taking the rotor off. Mine was seized on the axle. Spray around the opening with penetrant. Then thread some small bolts through those threaded holes on the rotor evenly until it breaks it free.
I was trying to create these videos as a 3 part series. I mentioned it in video 1 where I did the front brakes but you're right I probably should have mentioned it again in this video for those that are only doing rear brakes. Cheers
@@T4Rgarage Also not sure if you have another video on flushing fluid. I was surprised to discover that the rear's flush out easily via a procedure which uses an onboard pump. Guessing it's part of the abs or traction control system, serving another purpose to push out old fluid. Not sure if the fronts can flush the same.
Thanks for finishing up the job. Is the improvement noticeable? Also, please let us know if these pads create more or less brake dust compared to the OEM.
Thanks, will do. So far the improvement is noticeable, but I’ll report back once they break in. I’ve read they create less dust but we’ll see about that as well
Great video, so detailed! Im planning to do this tomorrow, just finished gathering all the parts. for the rears do both rear wheels need to be off the ground, I know probably ideal but could I do one rear wheel at a time and still be able to spin the rotor to align for parking brake adjustment?
@@s.hughes795 Still running it and it’s been great. No issues or warping and love them. Make sure your slide pins are well lubed and in great shape/no rust. This is something I wish I had reinforced more in the video. Let me know if you have any questions
Great video. For the parking brake assembly, did you do this job with the parking brake engaged or no? I just want to make sure I don’t mess up the parking brake assembly when putting the rotors back on.
You’ll need to have the parking brake disengaged throughout the job. You will not be able to remove the rotor if the parking brake is on. Make sure to block the front tires. Hope that helps, thanks
What grease did you use on different parts? Could you please mention all tools and grease required? I’m doing my brakes and I’ve never done it before. Thanks
@@T4Rgarage thanks! are these ceramic brake pads? would you recommend these brakes if I’m not towing anything? For general use and occasional gravel off roading.
No worries! Adjust it as shown in the video by turning the wheel with a flathead screwdriver. If you loosened it you need to tighten it back up. Tighten it until you cannot move the drum then back out a bit
So far so good! No vibrations, warping, brakes really well. I have noticed that if I go through a water when off-roading the brakes make a strange humming/rubbing sound but this only lasts like 5 Minutes then they return to normal
When do you recommend replacing the rear and front rotors with after market? I have 40K (on my 2020 TRD OFFOR 4runner) and the dealership already recommend to replaced my rear brakes.
@@saudade3358 if it’s loose you should be able to get it off unless it’s stuck on there. If it’s stuck on the there you might want to wack the rotor with a rubber mallet. If that doesn’t free it there are holes you can run an m8 1.25 bolt into to pop it off. Those threaded holes on the rotor are there for that exact reason
That adjuster is a bitch my on my 4Runner it doesn’t line up like yours so I have no way to tell what direction that wheel needs to spin to pop that rotor off . I hate this design!
