Super Quick and Easy BRAKE Maintenance on my Toyota Tacoma! (04465-04090)

[@candorguy]

Great video and you are spot on! Mechanic wanted to charge me $250 for the pads and installation with a 1 year warranty. I thought about it, but your video told me otherwise. Thank you for sharing this video.

[@caseyb732003]

Chloe, having worked on cars since I started driving, but just buying my first Taco, these videos are gold! The maintenance is so much different that other cars/trucks I've owned. I'll definitely be referencing these as I maintain my truck. Thank you!

[@scotw67]

One tip, clean the pins up with some steel wool or very fine sandpaper. If they’re nice and smooth, the pads will slide over them much smoother as the brakes are applied. Great job!

[@shiza237]

never seize Iuse it all the time.along with the cleaning,spot on!

[@erichall6627]

Chloe. Thank you for these videos. Your spark plug change instructions alone saved me about $550. Thanks so much!

[@BryanRomeroMaciel]

Yo Chloe that was a helpful video for brakes on a taco. I just got my brake pads changed this week using import directs pads from any O’Riley or AutoZone store for $68 on my 17’ Black taco with 65k miles.The fact that you can get OEM brake pads with your discount code for $73 will be something useful next time I will try to get. Crazy how just the front brake pads from Toyota directly are $105 and $300 with labor to get them replaced through the dealership. This video just shows you how much you can save money you by simply changing the brake pads yourself. Keep up the cool Yota content 👍🏾

[@TrueHDCinema]

Great video. I love how these brakes are engineered. Very simple to change out the pads. Not the case on the cars I had before my Tacoma.

[@livindalife5356]

Chloe, another excellent video. Great reference material. Your camera placement is always the best and your explanation is very clear and easy to understand. Excitingly waiting for your next video!

[@bdd1469]

Gota love it when non auto techs always falsely claim a video NOT showing the correct way to do a job is an excellent video...SMH.

[@mr-peabody]

@@bdd1469 Dude - they are complimenting the production values, not the content. Gota love it when auto techs have bad reading comprehension skills.

[@walterk8922]

@@bdd1469 so, rather than climb upon the highest horse in the realm you tell the world what you *think* was done wrong in this "pad-slap a rust-free, SoCal truck". Then compare and contrast *your* fault finding with a South Main Auto video in which Eric O speaks of pad-skapping a non-rustbelt (very similar) Tundra. Gotta love it when someone claiming to be a tech finds fault without an explanation of why. Good thing some of us watch real techs at work.

[@goldentrucker7921]

Even though I upgraded to a tundra . I'm still watching. Love the videos. Cool seeing a young woman into trucks.

[@miked9261]

Pro tip guys & girls…have you ever heard a mechanic tell you to NOT top off your brake fluid? This is because your brake fluid can be used as another indicator that your brakes pads are going low. I’ve seen some comments on there mentioning fluid overflowing from the brake reservoir when compressing the position back…that’s most likely because the fluid has been topped of before you decided to change out the pads. Change the pads out then add brake fluid if needed but not anywhere in between.

[@Slowcarfastbeans]

So leave the fluid in for 5-10 years as it collects water and oxidizes the inside of the brake lines. No thanks.

[@miked9261]

Bro…I never did once say that you should never flush your brake fluid out. All I said was not to add fluid. When it starts looking dirty then by all means…flush it out.

[@cpsmonroe1]

@@miked9261 I understood the advice lol

[@ChannelMan10]

@ Mike D Correct advice. I also understood.

[@americanmilitiaman88]

If its low its 2 things. Brake linings are worn or theres a leak. If peddle isnt mushy then its worn linings. Flush fluid every 3 years. The less opening of the master cylinder cap the better. And use only new unopened bottles of brake fluid. Even if you opened one for just a splash then get rid of it

[@kenty6973]

Great video, especially I saw all the Makita tools you use including the flash light. My 2 cents, I will also lubricate the contact point of pads with lithium grease and the sliders with genuine Toyota pink grease b4 installing.

[@canceled1111]

Chloe, I just wanted to tell you that you are an enabler. I just traded in my Silverado for a tacoma, and it's all your fault. 🤣🤣. Thank you for the great content and honest reviews!!!

[@steverinehart787]

You made it look like you're a Toyota technician. Great video. 👍

[@keithk007]

Chloe, just stumbled on your channel. I don’t own a Tacoma but it is just so impressed by your cool videos.

[@whitetiger8652]

I'm surprised you did not put any lubrication on the pins. Great video!

[@jaydee2111]

When I do my brakes on my 05 4Runner I grease the pins and back off both brake pads surfaces where they meet with the piston is it make it any less noisy I would like to think they do because all contact points are greased great job by the way love to see a woman doing her own work on their rig😎🤙🏻

[@edric_munster5531]

I wouldn't of changed those yet, but great content! I'm sure you did this but each rotor has two sides if you're inspecting them.

[@lvl_hunter]

Love your videos Chloe!

[@JetP20]

You're right about them being quick to respond :) Thanks for linking them on your video.

[@Carrepair57]

9:19 You will hurt your back ,do it reverse So that you push instead of pulling and 3:31take off your gloves that you can feel it better 😉 👍

[@prescottosegie]

Chloe Another amazing video I love watching your channel Im always learning something new about trucks your videos are informative and good to watch 💪🏾😎

[@bdd1469]

Not trying to be a dick but the reason this was so quick and easy was because you did a half a$$ job. You didn't disassemble, clean, or lubricate any of the moving parts. This is a reason at least a couple times a month I have to charge a customer to tear apart the " brake job" they recently did because now their brakes are squeaking, dragging, rattling etc. It's also a good idea to use a roloc wheel to remove any loose rust when not replacing rotors. I've been a certified tech for over 30 years and seen this hundreds of times.

[@cyrusortiz-luis291]

First time hearing about a roloc wheel. Is there one you recommend?

[@jerrybohringer4894]

No break grease on the sliders? They are supposed to be service every year with that

[@jzila9900]

Yeet

[@jerrybohringer4894]

@@jzila9900 All brakes take break Greece. That is for the disk brakes for they don't get hung up. It is on those big pins you pull out on the disk brakes. Toyota needs them every year . A Toyota is unknown for hanging up. Also you should have check the disk for thickness. Jerryb

[@jzila9900]

@@jerrybohringer4894 double yeet

[@matthewcaughey8898]

My complaint here is she didn’t use any brake lube. It’s designed to help the pads slide and can make reassembly way easier

[@theaztechomie]

What did you use to push back the calipers to allow you to put the new brake pads on?

[@yoarymartinez3391]

So after 1year still hasn’t reply ? 5:52 it look like my knee brace metal

[@jaypikachu6660]

New brake pads are about 10mm, your brake pads have 6mm = 60% remaining, the pads should last an other 30k-40k miles, why replace them so soon !

[@jzila9900]

because she doesn’t want to worry about them, beside content man.I learned something new today

[@Batmanduhh]

30-40? You’re exaggerating 😂

[@cyrusortiz-luis291]

@@Batmanduhh I haven’t changed my brakes on my FJ. They are original and approaching 200000 miles. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@cyrusortiz-luis291]

@@jzila9900 6mm is still a lot of pad left. You learned to change brakes early? Why spend money on something that still works.

[@mr-peabody]

210K on my pads when I traded that vehicle in and they were still in the green zone...manual transmission

[@gunner45357308]

Always great info from you Chloe, thanks

[@calvinclark4311]

I have a Toyota car, but I watch your videos because I think you are gorgeous!

[@beaviskornholio2754]

I totally agree

[@armyuvme]

Note: If you've topped up your brake fluid while pads were worn, pushing that piston back in may overflow your reservoir or push it passed the max line.

[@lathamarea1437]

sure beats removing the calibers..love my 08 Tacoma, 300,000 still runs great..

[@fringelunatic]

This is the first video I've seen where the brake caliper isn't removed for this service. 😳 I see how convenient it is, but feel like steps are being missed. When I press in the pistons I open the bleed valve to catch the contaminated fluid. I guess Tacomas are different. Any pros out there that can answer this question 🤔

[@Tacomas_shop]

🤷‍♂️

[@Tacomas_shop]

I guess engineer some shii like that

[@danejohnson8430]

Continuing to knowledge up! Thank you!

[@richardfabrizio8998]

You did a professional grade job

[@BigOsTaco]

This actually pretty cool as I was expecting you to remove the brake calipers and did it without it. That’s was easy. Great video.

[@cpsmonroe1]

Since her rotors didn’t need replacement, no need.

[@BigOsTaco]

@@cpsmonroe1 👍🏻

[@cyrusortiz-luis291]

Forgot the process of bedding in the brakes. Maybe add a video explaining that process.

[@WrenchingWithMatt]

toyota does not require bedding brake pads

[@hennesseytseng7459]

What tool did you use to push the caliper pistons in? Is it a specialty tool or just a wide pry bar?

[@easyeasely]

Thanks it really helped

[@dummytruck711]

When you purchased the pads, is one package for both wheels or just one wheel, do I have to buy two packages for both my wheels.

[@toobdogs4675]

Great video Chloe! I love my Tacoma!!!

[@joseereyes24]

Good video, what do the wheels torque down to?

[@markohd1075]

What is Toyota’s recommendation to perform a brake fluid flush? My mother’s car had her brakes flushed at 65k miles. She says the car brakes like new.

[@ride129]

I flush mine every 2 years, it's a habit from my motorcycles that I carried over to my 4 wheel vehicles.

[@cpsmonroe1]

Toyota recommends 2yrs or 20k miles.

[@stevie6249]

Have a 2018….when I did my pad, it was only one pad for each wheel….I see you put two pads on each wheel….Was 2018 & older model just one pad?/???

[@yettimannettii2039]

Front disk brakes are sooo easy. Paying someone to replace the pads should be a sin. Even replacing the rotors and calipers is a piece of cake. Takes a little longer but still so easy. I keep a pair of spare rotors around for when I get some brake pulsation or uneven braking. When I need to I get them machined right before I am ready to swap the rotors. Saves me a little instead of buying new rotors. Even new rotors might be not perfectly flat.

[@BLtheP]

Ideally, you should bleed the brake fluid 4-5 pumps per wheel before pushing caliper pistons back in. Especially if you’ve never done brake fluid maintenance before. A lot of debris settles in brake fluid over time as the fluid gets old and that ends up right at the bottom of the system, the caliper. The pistons happen to be the absolute lowest part of the system. There is some risk in lodging the debris in the piston bores when you push the pistons back in if you do not flush the brake fluid before the job. If that does happen, a stuck piston will be the issue and it’ll happen once you’re back on the road with the new pads. This is also why it’s ideal to freshen up the brake fluid every 1-2 years, to keep it always fresh. It’s simply to lower the risk of stuck pistons after doing a brake job where you retracted them.

[@jonc7371]

as in, before pushing the caliper back to fit the new rotor, loosen the bleeder valve and pump the brake a few times on each side? then put the new pads in? I havent swapped brakes in a few years so I cant remember the process exactly

[@BLtheP]

@@jonc7371 before I even take any of the brakes apart, I bleed each wheel 5 times or so. Then, when it’s time to push the caliper back in, I just do so. I don’t loosen the bleeder for that, I use a c-clamp and leave the master cylinder cap off.

[@jonc7371]

@@BLtheP interesting, Ill try that tomorrow before I actually swap the brake out

[@malcom82744]

What tool are you using to push the pistons back in? Thanks!

[@scottusa03]

Excellent work!

[@michaelconroy6049]

What did she use to compress brake pistons?

[@joshhoward7451]

Wait did you use the same springs you took out??

[@kaycee310toysandcollectibl9]

I can’t push my pistons back 😢 I try using flat head but it won’t move back

[@bakoguy5330]

This is what places charge 250 to 300+ for. . . Lol they got me. It’s ok, I’ll never pay for a break change again. Just did my shocks and struts on my Honda Civic because I couldn’t get an honest estimate, from 2k+ all the way down to 850ish, something is wrong there. I didn’t everything with the best parts and only drops like 600 for everything with new rotors and brakes.

[@LivingTheGladiatorDreamUSA]

Great job!

[@g10v411]

Lo hice hoy gracias chloe ✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️

[@toobdogs4675]

Great video Chloe! Thanks!

[@SATXrattlesnake]

Would you ever get a bigger truck like a raptor or TRX?

[@changes1493]

Not once did she mention to open the brake fluid reservoir prior to changing the brakes and pushing back the pistons.

[@kc0lif]

I've always wanted to get a sequoia or land cruiser. i watch a channel called car care nut it's a Toyota mechanic who talks about Toyota/lexus.

[@duvalpenny100]

Omg, perfect timing!

[@brandonhuitron]

How much psi do you put on your tires??

[@curtisjr1656]

What did you use to clean your rotors?

[@Threedaysextension]

How about for the rear break? Is it the same?

[@walterk1221]

Chloe said the vehicle has drum brakes in the rear.

[@agawdsparadise3782]

Why no change the rotor too? Keeping a rusted rotor with new pads could cause the pads to lose life prematurely

[@Maadanchik]

So my local dealer says 04090 is discontinued and offered AZ200, Tacomaworld forum guys say its lower tier and not as good as 04090 and in general suggest 04070. My dealer says their system shows that these dont fit my 2017 Taco sport. Did anybody had AZ200 installed and had any problems with them?

[@johndesaavedra1040]

I guess this doesn't apply for my rust belt service. I will have to remove the calipers so I can clean the rusty ridges from the inner and outer edges of the friction areas. Otherwise the raised rust band will cut down the edges of the pads and reduce the braking area. Thanks for posting this but many, many 4wd trucks are operated the the northern tier states. Also lube is essential in the rust belt. My Akebono pads ($65 at Rock Auto) specify brake lube on all contact areas.

[@starwarskong]

Thank you for the website!

[@jwuwee]

You don't need to put brake grease between your shims and brake pads?

[@elputoamo5686]

Yes u do helps with heat....

[@OFLOVES3213]

I would highly suggest some lubrication and considering brakes last at least around 40k I would suggest cutting your rotors to have a fresh surface. You can typically cut rotors 2-3times

[@golfgolf7692]

love your videos!!!

[@BigOsTaco]

Questions since we are pushing the piston back a bit should we loosen the brake fluid reservoir cap? There won’t be to much pressure out back in the lines? New to brakes so just curious guys

[@scotw67]

Yep, alway loosen or remove (but put a paper towel over it to keep debris out) the brake reservoir cover.

[@kevinfrancisco3821]

Don’t forget to grease the slider pins and the back of the pads if you do ur brakes. Reason being is because it will make a noise if it’s dry but nothing to worry about it’s just for driver comfort

[@BigOsTaco]

@@kevinfrancisco3821 great tip Kevin. Thanks.

[@cpsmonroe1]

Thats the way I was taught

[@jmyers6175]

Good video

[@brandenvuong81]

Christmas update : Chloe gets high impact torque wrench to break these lugs.

[@ssparrrkyy]

Thanks C.

[@hmongparee07]

What impact wrench are you using? I need to get one that's reputable.

[@jtaco66]

Milwaukee dawg

[@2727jmsa]

Where can I get the same grill u have for my Tacoma sport 2019?😮

[@2727jmsa]

It’s this true?

[@fsb_-bf3th]

I'm in love. The truck is nice too

[@williamgilmartin4165]

Have you done any battery maintenance? My 2019 tacoma TRD sport just had the battery fail. I only got 3 years from the stock battery. I was curious about how your battery was doing. Love your channel ❤️!

[@Mark32500]

My 2019 tacomas battery only lasted two years

[@510ozy]

$43 for shipping tho. For pads and rotors

[@leopadh]

No grease?

[@240WoodShop]

Anyone here know which decoder/harness thingy to use to stop hyper flashing? I have a 2021 SR5 Tacoma. I appreciate any help.

[@cpsmonroe1]

Tacomaworld forums has the answers . You need an inline resistor to simulate the draw of an incandescent bulb for your LED’s .

[@greatwhitewing]

i KNOW THIS AN OLD VIDEO BUT YOU DAD CALIPERS IN YOUR HANDS SHOULDN'T YOU MEASURE ROTOR THICKNESS?

[@TRAITORS-EXPOSED]

I love spandex ❤️ 😍

[@eman10198]

Looking like beast boy 😂

[@johnyoung5482]

2nd set of pads at 15k miles?

[@cyrusortiz-luis291]

I think she said 50k

[@Bedawson]

No need to bleed the brakes?

[@scotw67]

Not for a simple pad replacement.

[@miked9261]

If you didn’t crack open a brake line or expose any air into the system…then No…you don’t have to bleed the brakes

[@Bedawson]

@@miked9261 thanks! I've always had to open up the bleed port to loosen the pistons. good to know!

[@miked9261]

Just invest in a caliper tool or you can even use a C-clamp to push the brake pistons back. They are pretty cheap on Amazon

[@BigOsTaco]

Wasn’t your code 10% off before? They got cheap on us huh?

[@grayghost1423]

good job

[@TAC40_]

Half the job done here. Rotors should have been resurfaced or replaced so the new pads don’t glaze. Also now lubrication was used .

[@TAC40_]

But none the less, good job Chloe

[@Strawman333]

So easy.

[@jonc7371]

those are some beefy UCAs

[@MPGunther1]

easy peasy

[@JosephHalkyard]

Men that feel the need to critique her with random bs in the comments, I know y’all got soft ass hands 🫵🏼

[@robm8109]

I like you're vids, but if you're giving advice, be right about safety. Clean and grease the pins and back of the pad contact points. Take the caliper off and clean it and the rotor, using a can of brake cleaner, or wire brush, and compress it properly, not by prying it with some screw driver. And think about answering our comments... 🤔

[@natelove187]

Scary brake job. She must understand this is not a bicycle pads

[@rogeralmond5884]

Go Big Red grawl!!!

[@benm5651]

76 bucks for pads ?!

[@INTERNA9]

wow

[@asappestcontrol1250]

I wish my wife can do brake pads. Perhaps I’ll show her this video and it will motivate her to do it. Not lol😂

[@rftrujillo8153]

Damn….i think you had a fuck ton of life left in them actually…..i replace mine a 3mm…..but whatever to each their own 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@cyrusortiz-luis291]

Totally agree. I think that changing them this early is premature. Only reason to change them out this early is if there was some kind of issue but it doesn’t seem that she was reporting anything. Good video overall though.

[@estuardolopez359]

Use rock auto

[@atitudlanggam3125]

You’re taking short cut!

[@FatBz887]

Guess imma save myself $200

[@tommcl8548]

👍👊

[@markreynolds3850]

👍👍😋❤