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This is a discussion thread titled "Brake pads low... really?", within the Brakes forum, part of the Technical & Vehicle Assistance Forums category.
Ok, so I took the Tundra in to a shop that I usually trust to do oil changes and tire rotations... and I mentioned to them that I hit 30K miles, so I requested that they take a look through it for the usual maintenance items.
The shop mentioned to me that the front brake pads were low... now, I normally would trust them in this, except the same guy also told me that I had to replace my front differential oil and transfer case oil, or my warranty could be voided (checked with the Toyota service schedule... he's dead-wrong).
So now my trust in them is shattered... how do I find out if my pads are actually low, and is replacing them something I can do myself? I've worked around cars quite a bit, but I've never touched the brake systems.
You could probably replace them yourself.If they are actually low at 30k miles I would check and adjust the rear shoes I got 34k on mine and at last check mine were good the key is to adjust the rear shoes.This is so the front pads don't do all the braking and wear out prematully.But if you tow alot of heavy loads then they could be low I guess.
You could probably replace them yourself.If they are actually low at 30k miles I would check and adjust the rear shoes I got 34k on mine and at last check mine were good the key is to adjust the rear shoes.This is so the front pads don't do all the braking and wear out prematully.But if you tow alot of heavy loads then they could be low I guess.
I never do any towing, and I always use the parking brake when I'm parked. Doesn't that help the rears stay effective?
It sounds like the guy said the pads were getting low and they could be if you do a lot of in town driving. To me than sounds like he is not saying they are worn out just not going to be to long before you need to change the pads. The LSD rear differential calls for the oil to be changed at 30k miles and I think non LSD is at 60k.
changed after 15k miles, old fluid came out looking brand new
changed after another 60k miles, old fluid came out black and smelled horrible
changed after another 30k miles, old fluid came out a bit dirty, certainly not new, but not horrible either.
so for me, every 30k miles is it. i use redline gear lube. i once tried amsoil gear lube but got a seal leak within 1k-5k miles of use. never had a problem with the redline lube.
Brake pads low... really?
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