Upgrade your early Tundra Brakes In 1 hour

[Tundrav8yamaha]

Originally Posted by Cyberbilly

If you upgrade to the bigger calipers, can you safely go with slotted/drilled (or both) rotors?

I have the drilled rotor's on my 2004 not any problem's but i had them resurfaced last year when i changed the pad's. Everything on this truck is wearing much better vs my first 2000 .....

[minomatchu]

I've been dealing with my 2000's crappy brakes for a couple of years. Found out from a friend about this web site and the forums contained with in. I'm glad I found you guys!

I got quoted from my local dealership over $1500 to fix the brakes. I never knew there was a TSB out on the brakes and according to the dealership, if I had brought the truck in back in 2003 they would have paid for it under the warranty. Now I'm screwed. The first post on this thread talked about the repairs and I'm handy enough to do it myself so:

Any helpful hints before I call in my parts order?

Any parts to recommend, or are the part numbers listed in the 1st post good enough?

Finally, I'll happily sell my calipers as long as the sale price is as much as the core charge and shipping. Anyone interested?

2000 Tundra SR5 4X4 w/ 58000 miles and warped rotors turned once

[MEvang]

From the original post here is what I have found. The ceramic pads I original use did not work out. They dusted very badly and before they started to dig into the rotors I replaced them with the factory Toyota pads. These pads definitely had a better feel and dust very little. You can go wrong with these.
Brembo rotors have been flawless with no problems.
The remanufactured caliper work well, but as most loose their coating and start to rust after a few months of use. If yours are visible and this is a concern I suggest painting them with a caliper paint before installing.
I later found I had a seriously warped brake drums. This is very common and most likely happened because of the paper shims installed between the drum and hub had torn and stacked and cause the drum to sit cocked on the hub. Toyota makes a heavier drum that resist warp. But make sure the hubs are clean of any rust or shim remnants.
Since making these upgrade my brake have been working just find with no problems at all.
Mike

[Rayoto]

Originally Posted by Ray Kane

I have a 2003 Tundra AC and had the pads change at 28K miles. I kept the part sticker from the box so I know which pads my truck takes. If I give the info off of the sticker can someone tell me if my truck has the new or old brake setup?
314-03-B1 04465-35290

sw13e or 13wL will be stamped on the caliper. The SW13E is the older caliper.

[EmilyCourtney]

Hello there I'm Emily Courtney, and I like to ask a question, Is it alright if I buy EBC Rotors Somebody told me they are practically reliable braking system.

[rcktlps]

are there any 2 piston upgrades

[MEvang]

Originally Posted by EmilyCourtney

Hello there I'm Emily Courtney, and I like to ask a question, Is it alright if I buy EBC Rotors Somebody told me they are practically reliable braking system.

Emily, EBC sells crossdrilled rotors. Cross drilling rotors removes mass and the hole can formulate cracks. Holes in the rotors are just for looks, so if your not looking for this certain look I would stay away from them. Some will tell you the holes will help cool the rotor, but in reality most holes clog with pad dust in a short period of time. Your better off with the extra mass as it does more to help in cooling.
Your money is better spent on good quality rotors like Brembo, Raybestos or factory rotors.
Mike

[BlackLTD]

Purchased the parts (Raybestos calipers & pads, brake lines, Brembo rotors) from RockAuto for <$400. The dealer quoted me $1500. I've been dealing with the front brake vibration long enough.

[MEvang]

You were able to get the larger calipers from Raybestos? This would be good to know as of last years catalog they had no listing.
Mike

[BlackLTD]

P/N FRC11549 & FRC11550
Front Left & Right semi loaded.
They make loaded also, I think same part number without the "F".

[caribman]

Hi All! Good Job on the upgrade!

I ran into this today. cbs5.com - CBS 5 Investigates: Toyota Brake Problems
I have seen a lot of stuff and complains but I never knew CBS did a show on this problem last year..
Apr 28, 2006 5:30 pm US/Pacific CBS 5 Investigates: Toyota Brake Problems

If you've had a problem with your Toyota Tundra brakes, or with your Ford Focus ignition, CBS 5 Investigates would like to hear about it. You can email them at cbs5investigates@cbs5.com, or call our tipline at 415-765-8864.
(© MMVI, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)

[Tundrav8yamaha]

Originally Posted by caribman

Hi All! Good Job on the upgrade!

I ran into this today. cbs5.com - CBS 5 Investigates: Toyota Brake Problems
I have seen a lot of stuff and complains but I never knew CBS did a show on this problem last year..
Apr 28, 2006 5:30 pm US/Pacific CBS 5 Investigates: Toyota Brake Problems

If you've had a problem with your Toyota Tundra brakes, or with your Ford Focus ignition, CBS 5 Investigates would like to hear about it. You can email them at cbs5investigates@cbs5.com, or call our tipline at 415-765-8864.
(© MMVI, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)

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I've had my share of brake problem's from Toyota on my first new 2000 Tundra and I called them directly and asked them to Handle this or face the actions I would do to them.Yea it took a few call's to Toyota but the ball was in my court and Toyota Payed for everything on my truck including the 2003 TSB fix. My replacement Tundra brakes are great No issues and I knew when i looked for another Tundra I wasnt getting the outdated brake hardware either (been there done that). I do think Toyota need's to issues recall's for the 00 to 02 Tundra 's brake hardware the Calipers are the main causes of the problem due to pre warping etc and I feel sorry for those owner's affected But Im type who handles problems from Corp level's...

Erik

[minomatchu]

Just finished changing out my calipers and rotors. Took me a lazy 3 hours. Would have been faster but one of the line nuts was frozen pretty good after 60K miles. It was a whole lot easier than I was expecting. Cutting the shield was disconcerning but totally easy. Used tin snips, easy! Everything went as advertised in the first post of this thread. Thanks MEvang. Brakes do feel a little mushy but they work fine. Bled the crap out of the new calipers trying to get them to tighten up. Never got much air. NHT 5.2 inch 13L calipers, Brembo rotors, ceramic pads. Don't even hesitate doing this yourself. Quoted $1600+ by Toyota. After I send the 13E calipers back for the core charge I'll have spent $450 including the tin snips and a bottle of DOT 3 fluid.

BTW: I'm getting $180 for the core. Anyone want the 13E calipers? Make me an offer I can't refuse. I'd rather sell them than send them back. PM me if interested.

[MEvang]

Go back and bleed them again. Multi piston calipers can trap air. One trick I learned doing old Corvettes is to tap the caliper housing with the wrench as the pedal is being pumped. This will help dislodge trapped air bubbles. Try it, it works!
Mike

[minomatchu]

I'll try it! Thanks