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Old 10-27-2008, 04:41 PM
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Default Re: Replacing brake pads and shoes

Good info above. My pins were a little rusted and a little extra work to get out. Too bad they weren't stainless steel. The little pins that hold the long pins in can be a pain and get distorted. I just used cotter pins on the ones I boogered up when removing. One thing, one BIG thing you should know. There are TWO sizes of front brake pads for that vehicle, the 2003 when it was produced. My truck took the bigger pad. Its a V6, 4WD, Auto Tran. extended cab and no towing package. I 'm glad my truck uses the bigger pads, but not happy when I gooed up the back of a set, added the shims and it wouldn't fit cause I was sold the smaller set. They took it back and had the larger set in stock luckily, AFTER we looked closer at the info on the computer screen, UGH! Now I know and now the kid at the store knows 2003 Tundras take two sizes. I wrote the size in my repair manual, I think it took 5 and something inches as opposed to 4 and something inches, I would bring in the old pad to make sure . I'm not sure if the dimensions were calculated end to end or hole to hole to determine which pad size.
Good luck. Tundras are remarkably easy .
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