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Thursday, 24 January 2013

Toyota Camry Disc Brake - Replace Brake Pads

Toyota Camry Disc Brake - Replace Brake Pads Video Clips. Duration : 8.23 Mins.


Toyota Camry Disc Brake How To Replace Your Brake Pads How to repair automotive brakes. What You'll Need: lug wrench c-clamp open end or adjustable wrench (depending on your car) Allen wrenches (depending on your car) hammer small bungee cord Preparation Be sure you've got everything ready to go before you remove your old brake pads. Most important, be sure safety is at the front of your mind. You'll be taking the wheel off so be sure you have your car jacked up and resting securely on jackstands. Go ahead and break the lugs before you jack it up. It's much easier and safer with the wheel on the ground. Never work on a car which is supported by a jack only! Unless you turn green and your clothes tear themselves to pieces when you get mad, there is no part of your person that can hold a car in the air if the jack slips. You may need to replace your brake discs depending on the amount of wear they have. You should inspect your brake discs regularly. You broke the lugs while the car was still on the ground, so they should be pretty easy to remove. I like to remove them from the bottom up, leaving the top lug nut to be removed last. This keeps the wheel in one place while you remove the rest of them and makes it easier to safely catch the wheel once you remove the last nut. You can't replace brake pads with the wheel on. On most cars, the next step is to remove the brake caliper so the brake pads will slide out through the top. On a few cars the pads will come out without ...

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