Changing Front Brake Pads - Toyota Yaris Forums

Yaris Hilton · 09-03-2009, 02:16 PM

Changing pads is pretty straightforward. If you have neck and back problems, getting the car jacked up and the wheels off and back on may be your biggest challenge.

I just looked and found a bunch of videos on changing brake pads and rotors on YouTube, if you need them. Rotors should be OK if they just have wear that looks like the grooves on an old record. If they have deeper grooves that feel ridgy to a fingertip or will catch your nail, they need to be resurfaced or replaced. Nowadays you can get new Chinese rotors for what it costs to get your old ones turned.

bronsin · 09-03-2009, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Yaris Hilton

If you have neck and back problems, getting the car jacked up and the wheels off and back on may be your biggest challenge.

Right. I plan to have my son help with that and hope to coach him thru the rest as much as possible. Ive seen pistons that were threaded and had to be turned with a special tool to recess them into the caliper body. It would be good to know about stuff like that beforehand! BUt sounds like its a typical front pad job.

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09-03-2009, 02:16 PM	#1
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	Changing pads is pretty straightforward. If you have neck and back problems, getting the car jacked up and the wheels off and back on may be your biggest challenge. I just looked and found a bunch of videos on changing brake pads and rotors on YouTube, if you need them. Rotors should be OK if they just have wear that looks like the grooves on an old record. If they have deeper grooves that feel ridgy to a fingertip or will catch your nail, they need to be resurfaced or replaced. Nowadays you can get new Chinese rotors for what it costs to get your old ones turned.