This guy clearly doesn’t like anywhere with rust. Also, no mention of the brake shoe retention gear. Often on Toyotas, the shoes will prevent the rotor from being removed easily like shown in the video. You need to centre that rubber grommet/hole at the 6 o’clock position, then with a flat head screwdriver through the holes, spin the gear to loosen tension on the shoes. Again, if you live anywhere with rust, you’ll need to be aware of this step or else removing the rotor with be extremely difficult and possibly damage your parking brake components.
I'm glad you commented this, exact reason i didnt do the full brake job on my 2008 highlander and we live in SE Iowa. Shop i took it to said the rear rotors were a PITA to get off. Hoping these on my wifes 2014 sienna come off easier as i dont have another 800 bucks to spend on a brake job so I'll be doing it myself. I've done plenty of brakes myself but i always get wary of being stuck in the garage for hours upon hours hung up on one thing
Those pins are for the parking brake. They hold the shoe to the backing plate. You will most likely need to purchase new parking brake hardware. Most auto parts stores should carry it.
@@ValleyMobileAutomotive Scared me at first, but I inspected the hardware and it all appeared to be in good condition. It was two springs, two pins, and two hats that secured the springs... yeah, it looks like it secured each of the shoes to the backing plate so they didn't bow out (which is what they did when I removed the rotor). I did have to tweak back the hats a little bit, but it all seems to be good when I twisted the hats back onto the springs. Next time I now know to release the tension using the parking brake adjustment "gear" thingy.
Ok. New calipers on my 2018 Sienna have the wishbone springs but I can't figure out how they go in. They're NAPA Proformer remans. I don't remember if the OEM calipers had springs but these make no sense. I've put springs on pads before but I'm stumped with these
everyone talks about adjusting parking brake shoes and such with modern cars that use rear disks how are the shoes ever going to get any wear? unless you are my wife who only puts parking brake halfway on then drives away with it on LOL
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Excellent! I’m 73 years old and have done many brake jobs for years, but a little refresher from a master mechanic doesn’t hurt.
Excellent tutorial. No questions left unanswered. This is my task for the day and thankfully it’s way warmer than 27 degrees!
Thank you so much… I couldn’t figure out how to get the rotor off until you said parking break off and I have the parking brake on 😊
So put it in neutral?
@@sony8335 Put it in park and chock the front wheels. Just leave the parking brake off.
This is very straight forward. Thank you.
This video is amazing. Straight forward, highly Informative worth lots of little details and tips. Awesome!
i used to work outside all year round now i tell my wife i have an operating range of 50 to 80 degrees LOL
I gave this videos a like just because of that tip at the beginning of the video to decompress the pistons. Freakin awesome tip!
Thanks Philip 👊
So true, saved me time going to my friends house to get clamps, that he borrowed, but never returned)))
Friends in need are friends indeed!
Always borrowing and never returning.
Very helpful. I learned a lot of new techniques that will make the job easier. Thank you for making this video.
Glad this video was helpful!
Awesome video!!! 😊 I’m about to be doing this on a 2014 sienna
Thank you, this helps me a lot. So many videos out there but you are doing a great job.
@@willp6822 Thanks! Glad this video was helpful 🙂
I hope it's as easy for me as you made it look.
When pushing the piston in, only go as far as needed to get things off. Go to far (beyond the rust ring) and my cause you issues like leaky cylinder
Thanks
Very informative video. Need to do my 2011 soon. Thank you.
@@DavidScott-xv1sc You're welcome! They're not too bad 👍
Lots of details and very well done. Thank you.
Good job!
Thanks 👍
This guy clearly doesn’t like anywhere with rust. Also, no mention of the brake shoe retention gear. Often on Toyotas, the shoes will prevent the rotor from being removed easily like shown in the video. You need to centre that rubber grommet/hole at the 6 o’clock position, then with a flat head screwdriver through the holes, spin the gear to loosen tension on the shoes. Again, if you live anywhere with rust, you’ll need to be aware of this step or else removing the rotor with be extremely difficult and possibly damage your parking brake components.
I'm glad you commented this, exact reason i didnt do the full brake job on my 2008 highlander and we live in SE Iowa. Shop i took it to said the rear rotors were a PITA to get off. Hoping these on my wifes 2014 sienna come off easier as i dont have another 800 bucks to spend on a brake job so I'll be doing it myself. I've done plenty of brakes myself but i always get wary of being stuck in the garage for hours upon hours hung up on one thing
Nice job man!
My right rotor is rusted on the parking shoes. I whacked about 12 times. sh ould i keep on whacking it?
What if I pulled off the rear rotor and a couple of pins dropped out? The pins almost look like nails, but with pinched tips.
Those pins are for the parking brake. They hold the shoe to the backing plate. You will most likely need to purchase new parking brake hardware. Most auto parts stores should carry it.
@@ValleyMobileAutomotive Scared me at first, but I inspected the hardware and it all appeared to be in good condition. It was two springs, two pins, and two hats that secured the springs... yeah, it looks like it secured each of the shoes to the backing plate so they didn't bow out (which is what they did when I removed the rotor). I did have to tweak back the hats a little bit, but it all seems to be good when I twisted the hats back onto the springs. Next time I now know to release the tension using the parking brake adjustment "gear" thingy.
@@ValleyMobileAutomotive Thanks for the info!
Sweet! Glad all the pieces were still there 👍
Ok. New calipers on my 2018 Sienna have the wishbone springs but I can't figure out how they go in. They're NAPA Proformer remans. I don't remember if the OEM calipers had springs but these make no sense. I've put springs on pads before but I'm stumped with these
So, the slide pin with the rubber goes on the top or the bottom
@@thedudedoesntabide The rubber should go on the top 👍
everyone talks about adjusting parking brake shoes and such with modern cars that use rear disks how are the shoes ever going to get any wear? unless you are my wife who only puts parking brake halfway on then drives away with it on LOL
That really helps with the gas mileage, right?
Yup. Good video sir. Much appreciated.