How To Rebuild Brake Calipers 3rd Gen 4Runner 13WL

[@Mike_44]

Awesome tutorial. Working on airplane landing gears years ago, I learned to use brass picks for removing seals, O-rings. Brass is softer than steel and it won’t scratch it. Thanks for a great video.

[@SpeedysGarage]

Great tip!

[@jonathanr9619]

Had to do the same with C-17 brake piston seals (really any seal from an actuator)

[@andrewwilson8317]

Getting them soda blasted is probably the best cleaning method I have come across . No damage to any parts,no grit and no etching of the surfaces.

[@TheSaxophonecat]

Thanks for the well done video. You talk about every step and I appreciate that. So often mechanics assume that others understand small steps. If I don’t watch every step that I do in a job and understand it, I screw up ! Really well done video

[@Cocora22]

I asked my mechanic to do it and he said it was too time consuming. Since it was for my son't truck and he said the fronts were still in good shape I didn't insist, but one day I'm doing this. Awesome video!!!

[@ohtwo23]

I just picked up a set of these calipers off a salvaged Sequoia. No rust and only $20 each from pickyourpart! Thank you for your videos.

[@wasian4]

M P Doing a 4Rnr brake upgrade?

[@RobStrunk]

One of the best "accurate" explanations I've seen in some time, good job! Appreciated!

[@spudmunson3976]

Excellent video. Very detailed. I have never rebuilt a caliper but now feel absolutely confident in tackling this project. You saved me a butt load of money. Well done sir. Thank you.

[@goofybri8949]

I go to my mechanic friend almost every year to put on a new caliper and we always have same argument. He tells me to just buy a new caliper rather than refurb these myself. But damn $60 per caliper (includes shipping) sure adds up over the years. Never knew how technically simplistic this process was! Even if this whole process takes 2 hours for 4 pistons. Rebuild kit is $25. $60 - $25 = $35. $35/2 = $17.50 an hour. That's a fairly good savings for most of us. Plus, you have the personal satisfaction and piece of mind knowing you did this professionally. So yea - this project can well be worth the trouble of doing. Your video was uncomplicated, you showed great detail where needed, and you pointed out any hazzards along the way. Great job! I know I just subscribed!!!

[@bufordmaddogtannen5164]

Most calipers you get half your money back as core charge.. you really only save 10 bucks by rebuilding them unless you pay someone to put them on then it costs more.. I rebuild mostly cuz it's fun and satisfying

[@themechanic8195]

Now days these are $300 each for a rebuild. The days of doing this yourself have returned.

[@R.A.C...]

Came here because I am rebuilding the calipers of my 4runner. Wish me luck.

[@SpeedysGarage]

It's easy, just take your time.

[@colindoolan4690]

Thanks a lot , great video, helped me greatly , good basic instructions and no talking unnecessarily . Colin Australia

[@joanapereirax]

This is how you do a brake Caliper rebuild. Clean, simple and straight forward job. Congrats.

[@Keys879]

Just one tiny square-cut gasket keeping you safely stoppable. Gotta love it.

[@tonynguyen5362]

Just rebuild 95 Tacoma this morning using your video, grease didn't come with the kit I just use brake fluid work just fine, thank you very much

[@megatran2010]

Your "How To" instruction is spot on. Great tutorial for the DIYer. Great job.

[@BigGuyReview]

I don't own a toyota but I imagine that these instructions cover most caliper rebuilds. Great Jog, Great video angles, nice and clear. Thank you so much!

[@AllusiveGold]

I wanted to sand blast and paint my calipers professionally, but I knew I needed a kit to rebuild them. After seeing this, I'll just use the wire brush like you did and rebuild them. Then I'll have them painted! Thank you very much for this!

[@PARDS2]

SUPERB, ABSOLUTELY SUPERB JOB FOR SHOWING A 4 POT CALIPER REBUILD!!!

[@gRosh08]

Doing it correct the first time makes all the difference in the world!

[@splash5974]

Great video and very detailed. But i must say, those are the cleanest set of calipers ive ever seen that need rebuilding! Dust boots, square cut seals and pistons were all in amazing shape...

[@wildmustangart1577]

I got mine today for $13.99 each! Now to clean em up/rebuild and fit to the 4runner.... can't wait!

[@DavidOldenburg]

Excellent video! So many of the YT videos on car repair are poor quality and difficult to see what the person is actually doing. This one is very easy to follow!

[@azndrgnboi34]

Really awesome video. I rebuilt mine on my Toyota a few years back. It feels great to do this job yourself because it's so easy. The satisfaction you get knowing you rebuilt them yourself is satisfying! Toyota caliper rebuilt kits are awesome too. Comes with everything you need to do the job right. You should have a follow up with painting. Thanks for sharing!

[@TheSaxophonecat]

I agree with you about the satisfaction of doing a job well yourself. I also am leery of rebuilt calipers that you get from a variety of places. I figure if I mess up some times because I don’t check things whoever is rebuilding these has a chance of also messing up. I have more faith in myself than I do in others usually. Also using Toyota parts can guarantee excellent seals and fitting of important pieces. I have used both Toyota parts and cheap knock off’s… When I can afford the Toyota parts I always get them or if it’s for something like this, a brake job or your life depends on the parts and the work. 'Muy importante !

[@youfixit8721]

Nice job, thanks for sharing, i just wanted to add that square cut seals are also responsible for pistons retraction

[@SpeedysGarage]

Thanks for the info!

[@CObionics]

Thanks for putting this out. You walked me through it yesterday without a hitch.

[@TimmyTheToolman]

Thanks for the video Speedy. You did a great job explaining all the steps.

[@SpeedysGarage]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Usmanthemecano]

Man u made this thing look so easy n professional i had to subscribe! Open a school, i'll be a student lol

[@als1023]

Excellent video, thorough,, detailed and very well explained. The camera a work is 1st class, a lot of YT'ers could take lessons from this channel.

[@SpeedysGarage]

Glad it was helpful!

[@als1023]

@@SpeedysGarage About to perform this operation on my 2008 TRD, have parts. Brakes are spongy and that wobble at high speed when braking. After replacing pads doing rotors, careful bleeding etc, suspect dirt behind pistons, even though fluid changed every 3 years. Will report back.

[@getupgonow3231]

Nice commentary, straight to the point, nice tips on what to/not do, I have a 2001 Sequoia 4wd, so, this was a perfect video! Nice production, the white light was perfect for showing the internal square seal. Like the tip on holding a rag over the tip of the compressed nozel!

[@BKTX]

Speedy, thanks for the great, detailed tutorial. Really impressed by the quality of the editing too. I'm building 199mm calipers right now (too hard to find 231mms from a non-front end damaged vehicle for a *reasonable* price). I believe something you should emphasize that wasn't in your vid is at 7:30: you appeared to have C-clamped three of the almost seated pistons to get out the 4th one. That was escaping me for about 20 mins while doing the job last night :)

[@thegolfnut812]

Great video I'm following what you did. I wish you had done a followup video on putting new fluid in the caliper to avoid air pockets, installing it on the car and then bleeding the calipers. I'm doing the driver's side on my 98 land cruiser and found the pistons were really stuck. You used about 20 lbs air, well I had to use about 100 psi to get one of them to move. Using blocks of wood and a C clamp is a must. When it pops out, it pops. And yes, I highly recommend wearing safety glasses. When the kits come in I'll put in the new parts. Any suggestions on refilling the caliper is welcome.

[@SpeedysGarage]

It's been a while, but I think I just filled the reservoir and let the calipers "gravity" fill for a while, then used my handy dandy brake bleeder tool to finish the job. I might have video of that in the Project Sport Runner play list.

[@tombyorn8278]

Truly a great video - you really explain things so well and it is natural to you. Now I feel a bit more confident.

[@wildmustangart1577]

Somehow, I didn't expect the hardest part of this to be getting those dust boots back on and that ring seated... (they gave me two sets (8 boots) of boots and I had to figure out which set was the best fit)... thanks for the tutorial!

[@GerryJ08]

Excellent video. Good lighting, crisp image and your narration is great. I especially like the parts when you say this is what your looking for. That helps us to know what the finished point of repair should look like. Well done.

[@tommy6633]

Well, certainly first time doing this and it worked out great! Been a month since I did it and brakes are firm and working great. I caught it before any cylinders were scored or frozen....but rubber seals were torn some. I used a bike pump with a plastic nozzle to provide compressed air and some clamps to control which cylinders would be pushed out first. Thanks again for a great video

[@averageoutdoorsmannz2015]

Lucky, some of mine were seized and corroded, hours of using a c clamp and pushing 100+ psi I finally managed to get them out

[@XenoEXTornado]

Doing my 4 pot calipers for my Lexus. Not sure if the same in this vid but sure am confident to get the job done. 👍

[@karlnapp7564]

I blasted mine with walnut shells, turned out great and did not cause any problems.

[@Xynudu]

Good video. Covers most things. It pays to separate the two caliper halves when doing this, as the fluid channel "O" ring should also be replaced, and it makes it easier to work on. .

[@SpeedysGarage]

I "almost" separated the halves when I did the work, but the calipers weren't leaking when I got them off the salvage vehicle and I had visions of them leaking forever if I messed with them. The rebuild kit also did not include any internal seals. 2 years later they've done great, so leaving them together was the right decision in this case, but good to mention for calipers that may be further gone than mine were.

[@Xynudu]

OK. I'm surprised the kit didn't include an "O" ring. They generally don't leak there until very old. I'm currently doing up some Brembo's which are forty years old and one was leaking at the join. Also you can't use a standard "O" ring as the fluid will dissolve it. Must be made of the correct stuff. Bearing suppliers can get them in for you. Cheers Rob

[@joejenrich5077]

I know this is from three years ago but. Any suggestions on how to bleed the one side before bolting the two sides together? I know that most 4 piston calipers have two bleed valves but this one doesn't . And from experience the one bleeder doesn't work lol.

[@themechanic8195]

Excellent video, Parts on the way and weekend project lined up- thank you very much for the effort and time to put this together!!

[@SpeedysGarage]

Glad it helped

[@Revordnal]

Piece of cake...now. Thanks

[@chrisbaker121924]

Looks great. Going to attempt this on my xjs. Its developed a caliper leak somewhere. I imagine this leak will make the pistons harder to remove. I don't have a compressed air gun but if i get stuck I will have to go to a garage i guess!

[@patrickmc.2011]

awesome video! I will almost never ever buy a pair of calipers again. This will save me a good 100 bucks on my brake job I will be doing over the weekend. I need to put new pads on the front of my 2007 Ram 1500 I need rotors pads, and I am going to rebuild the calipers. TY!

[@NinjaNige]

Very Easy To Follow Step By Step Guide How To Save Your Self A Bucket Full Of Money Thanks.. Awesome Video Highly Recommended

[@abyssalsoul6216]

The trick with the ring is to keep it expanded ( pulled apart) while you slip it over the boot and into place. No need to grease the ring then as doing it this way you need a good grasp which a greased ring will not afford you

[@raulgil7389]

Looks easy to do, But like you said, it’s tedious and time consuming to do it right. Thx I had an incident where a piston popped while the caliper was off and I ran the engine. Pressurized, popped, a then I had to learn to assemble. Easy on a Toyota.

[@williamkennedy5492]

a very good video, but i have tried all afternoon to get those dust cover/boots in place with the spring clip and have failed to the point where i have emailed the repair kit makers , AND also hunted high and low for another type of cover, i have the caliper in two halves so it should be easy but have to say after 40 years in aviation these springs just ping off as soon as you look at them, cheshire uk. Car is a R129 Merc SL.

[@chrisc3668]

Awesome video. Very thorough and simplified for the layman DIYer doing it on their own. Great job.

[@wildcatav8r1]

Best DIY video I've ever seen. Thank you.

[@HaQDang]

Great video!!! You've made it look very easy for any DIYers.

[@idpfilm]

10 out of 10 - Well done Fella - Great video - you do everything spot on as I would - it will help others I am sure

[@lilgab0y]

Great video! Most informative one I could find on 4 piston calipers.🍻

[@res3571]

Really nice, concise, clear and CORRECT rebuilding video, thanks!

[@T_bone]

If you don't have compressed air. Remove the pads and depress the brake pedal. That will push them out enough for you to work them out yourself. Be VERY careful not to scratch the outside of the piston unless you are replacing it.

[@abyssalsoul6216]

If I were doing this I would slip the boots over the piston in hand , then insert the piston with the boot attached into the bore of the caliper. I think it would be easier this way

[@johnlivingston9217]

Thanks for the very clear instruction, will do this for my sequoia. Excellent job!

[@tshephard2793]

Awesome video...Just to note though. if your seal kit didn't come with grease like mine... you have to use a synthetic brake and caliper grease. not just general purpose. eg CRC / Bosch make good ones.

[@metalhalide4043]

Only use Red rubber grease by Castrol or hydraulic assembly fluid by Centric, Carlson, Raybestos, all on Amazon or RockAuto. Silicone grease I am not sure about, I cannot get any of the brands to advise using it where it comes into contact with brake fluid, its Ok for use everywhere else on the caliper tho, I will use it on my next rebuild and see how it does.

[@cup_and_cone]

@@metalhalide4043 It sucks ass that no local parts store in America carriers specific caliper piston seal grease...in fact, even most part stores don't sell it online to order. Too add onto what you said, 100% silicone grease is fine for nitrile or natural rubber o-rings (most square cut piston seals are natural rubber), but it will swell silicone o-rings. That said, 100% silicone still is not good for contact with DOT 3/4 (is fine for DOT 5, though), so you cannot use it for piston rebuilds anyway. Red rubber grease is about the only thing out there, or assembly lube (but these will dry out over time whereas grease won't).

[@saradaniellahti5249]

Awesome video brother. was wondering if you got any videos doing emergency break 2004 Toyota forerunner it’s a pain in the butt. I’m trying to get the little springs together. Sucks if you have any pointers that would be awesome.

[@rashadsmith3435]

Hello! I watched this video a few times. I recently got a blasting cabinet for Xmas and man it's awesome! I have tried sand, soda, and glass beads. I used to clean parts by hand but not any more. You do an awesome job using the wire wheels and brushes. But, it's so much easier if you have a blasting cabinet and a decent compressor.

[@kenmitchell3355]

Thanks for posting this. I’m hoping it’s the same procedure for my 2010 4Runner.

[@SpeedysGarage]

As long as the damaged area is not behind the dust boot, it's fine. The front face is only contacting the brake pad and pushing it against the rotor.

[@TheOnlyDevilBunny]

Thanks! Nicely done - very informative! The Tundra calipers are amazingly similar to my 65 Mustang Kelsey-Hayes 4-pistons!

[@davidhamm5626]

Great video. I am getting ready to do my mazda 5 and your video, and the one I found on the 5 , gives me confidence to do it.

[@chrtz2000]

Thank you for uploading this, I had some questions regarding the process and all of them were answered in the video. I'm about to rebuild toyota calipers for a 1992 land cruiser.

[@jorgemachado1681]

You got some good music going on in the background there.

[@smiley800]

Thank you so much for doing this video. Something I have been looking for and here it is!

[@thegolfnut812]

At 9:30 you show the piston. I have some corrosion on the lip of the piston where the small part of the rubber boot fits on. Brake cleaner won't clean it off. It's not much but I'm not sure if it's okay to clean it and use it. What do you recommend on cleaning it and/or reusing it.

[@SpeedysGarage]

You can try to clean it up with a little WD40 and a red scotch brite pad.

[@davidsanchez1277]

Hola, yo desarmo el caliper, antes de quitarlo presiono el freno para que bote los pistones. Luego desarmo un lado de la pinza y luego quitó el resto, es decir lo abro a la mitad, asi lo limpias mejor.

[@onepennyalloy2664]

iv just got metro turbo 4 pot brakes with rusty pistons i was going to pat to have them rebuilt but looks so easy i will just do it myself

[@bernardinjean-loup1168]

Amazing job !!! Your video was very helpful !! Well explained with visual instructions 💯 However i did the same job with the same calipers like yours but i found 2 small seals in my rebuild caliper kit and i realized these seals are located between the casting of the calipers from the left to the right ( his function is to seal the passage of the brake fluid from one side to the other one ) . You forget to mention that in that video !!! Otherwise very useful video !! Keep it up !! One more Suscriber !! 🙏🏾

[@maisyray]

Great Video. needed to know how the retaining ring went on. Thank you

[@zazarays]

I have 2 pistons in each caliper on my 99 f150. Had a piston seize and ruin a rotor 2 years ago. I rebuilt the 2 calipers years ago and now have 1 piston on each side seizing. I used Duralast Rotors and pads from Autozone and am reading bad reviews on them =/ I probably only used a toothbrush on the pistons and I think they were a black plastic or ceramic er something. Don't remember. Maybe a piston is ruined or didn't get cleaned to a polish cause I didn't want to damage it. No idea why they're failing again.

[@stevel2407]

Teaching is your thing . Excellent

[@willbleft]

Fantastic video!, been looking for information about rebuilding the calipers on my '94 Hilux Surf and this is just the job!, great upload!

[@nitbit]

Good, well presented and informative video. I now feel comfortable to renovate my Land Rover Defender 90 Callipers. Thank you Speedy, Paul, England, UK

[@betherealdeal]

Nice the professor has spoken class dismissed I learn something today Thank you sir

[@alexholl2468]

I like this dudes taste in music

[@Irishluckily]

got Forza Horizon flashbacks

[@seandalejackson2525]

Hey Speedy thanks for the video. im pulling mine apart now. whats that pink lub called please?

[@olenaerhardt7725]

I have Raybestos WK 1770 Seal and Boot Kit and now try to install it on a new cylinder (I'm rebuilding the calipers). Which way that rubber boot goes to the cylinder (you can flip it over both sides). When it is on the cylinder which side of the boot is up? There is one on which there are some numbers printed on the surface of it (15, 3100, in very small print). So when installed on the cylinder, should these numbers be visible, or it should be opposite side on the top? Thank you for the film.

[@changiztalamroud485]

thanks Speedy's Garage, awesome video, very helpful. thanks

[@averageoutdoorsmannz2015]

So say I may have previously used a hammer to "unstick" some of the brake pistons and slightly deformed the edge of the piston (that presses against the pads), worst case scenario with this?

[@angeloparis7963]

me to....a few hours filing down

[@StephenHarristnt]

Hi, thanks for this great video. Do you know by chance if these would also fit a Toyota/ Lexus Harrier 1st Generation (1998 - 2003)?

[@nigelgaynor]

ank you heaps!!! i got quoted lots of $$$$$$ for this job on my Hilux! Did it myself after watching this Vid $50 worth of parts SWEET!

[@RajendraKinkar]

Thanks a lot, It was so descriptive and helpful.

[@thedevilinfrankenstein6503]

thank you for sharing your knowledge. i like the way you explained this step by step. i am working on a 2000 Jag Vanden Plas, and relized having an air compressor with various tools make a big difference; also its faster work. I am gonna subscribe and look forward to more of your videos. once again thanks for sharing.

[@rudysanchez5176]

What type of rotor and rim size would go with this caliper also when looking for tundra shocks wich ones do I ask for V6 or V8 4wd 2wd etc thank you and awsome videos

[@jesseambachtsheer1138]

Great video to watch before i will rebuild my subaru gc8 brakes 😁

[@69novaguy91]

Found yourself some nice brake calipers there .... great job n good video... Thanks for posting ...... "Cheers" from Canada

[@johnshipps441]

Excellent video! What if a piston is seized? Will the compressed air still push them out? My 07 4Runner front calipers both have seized pistons. Just wondering if they’ll come out as easily. Obviously if they don’t, you run the risk of damaging the pistons if you have to “wrestle” with them to get them out.

[@SpeedysGarage]

The answer is it "might". If not you may have to result to banging it on the work bench and using liberal amounts of penetrating oil.

[@jasonpole2723]

have not took them off yet looks simple got 2pistons seized hopefully they the same as my hilux 2.8 4 door 1990 and i can do it great video

[@olenaerhardt7725]

Thank you for the detailed film. Can I use just brake fluid for lubrication of pistons? I purchased pistons and dust seals separately and none of them have a package with grease. It is a very controversy information on what product to apply on rubber parts of the caliper (looks like the best would be 3M 08946 Clear Silicone Paste). Eric the Car Guy suggests just brake fluid, and what for anything else really, if brake fluid will be there all the time during operation.

[@SpeedysGarage]

I don't see why not, don't over think it :)

[@olenaerhardt7725]

@@SpeedysGarage That is my weakest point. Thank you for your replay.

[@harry-eto]

Thank you! But, on 7:11 , why don't you use several sheets of wood or plastic that limit all 4 pistons to come out the same length and one by one remove sheets until they're out as far as needed?

[@MrCube17]

Best video on this by far, thanks!

[@derekwichmann1258]

Thanks for sharing, very good walk through. I did the Tundra 13 WL upgrade on my 3rd gen about a year ago and prematurely blew through a set of pads. The outside pads on both calipers were worn much more than the inside, and the pistons required significantly more pressure to retract into the caliper. These were remanufactured calipers from a reputable local auto parts store. Any idea why the pistons would begin to stick so soon? Bad remanufacture job?

[@SpeedysGarage]

Had to be a bad rebuild job, sounds like one side pistons were sticking.

[@danielbuse3639]

What kind of grease in the seals? Pre greased? Pink slime?

[@birdwing98]

Great filming, good pointers, and all around excellent video.

[@neilmarshall4927]

Great video, man. I'm rebuilding the calipers in my FJ.

[@rodinmita3174]

Hello! Great job! Instead of that grease, for the inside rubber ring, can i use brake fluid just for greasing a bit? Is it ok for that grease to mix with the brake fluid? Btw is a silicone based grease what you used there? Thank you!

[@gltwn]

I use toyota red rubber grease inside the piston and cylinder because it is fully compatible with brake fluid. it makes the piston slide much easier as well.

[@anthonyaztiptoenailsandspa7259]

Great tutoring video. My question is how do you know your brake calipers are bad?

[@SpeedysGarage]

They don't ever really "go bad". Pistons can sieze, etc but all is pretty easily repairable.

[@oriancunningham]

Very nice video on 4 piston calipers, thank you!

[@Aluzcz]

Thank you so much! Great and detailed video, i was little bit not sure buying used calipers and renewing new but thanks to you i see its just a piece of cake, well time consuming piece of cake :)

[@paulragu2417]

Great video. Nice explanation, nice step by step. Do you prefer Hanes socks as rags? Or do other brands work as good? Gotta use what you have on hand, I guess. I'm sure DIYers don't have supply of shop rags.

[@SpeedysGarage]

LOL, yeah all my old t-shirts, socks, you name it go to the "rag" bin :)