That's a hard decision. Maybe you should go fast down a hill while riding your brakes. That way you can test tem...if they warp, get the TSB if they don't, don't bother with the TSB.
I just got off the phone with my dealership and scheduled it for Saturday. He confirmed that it will be done as a "Good Will" warranty as I have 47,000 miles on my Tundra now. Hopefully tey don't see all the damage from wheeling this weekend and give me a hard time about it.
My Tundra had no noticable vibrations unless heavily loaded or towing. When I took it in to have it checked I was doing neither so truck drove and braked completely normal. Dealer said because of the conditions I am operating under they would do the tsb (front and rear) even though they could not detect a problem. Guess I cant complain about the service!
Got my baby today. Big difference!!! Very smooth while braking. no more vibration. For my truck, they did the fronts and the rear brakes. They gave a 3 page list of what they replace. Plus 3 day rental. 1st day (ford escort- yak!!!) and for the next 2 days - a brand new 2003 toyota corolla(Nice!!!). Just glad to have my baby back.
Got mine done this weekend. THe brakes are great, but now my truck vibrates from 0mph to 60mph. Bad enough to make the bed shake. They balanced and rotated my tires so they could have just did a bad job. BUT...they had my truck all weekend because they were having problems getting the bearings out. Does anyone know if thye press those out on the truck? If they do....I am worried that they may have bent something while doing that. I've never had such a bad vibration before. I'm gonna get the tires re-done to see if that is the problem. Jeeez... you take it in for one thing and another thing comes up. One thing is good though...before taking it in I had a real bad clunking sound when going over bumps. It felt like the entire front end was loose. I thought it was going to be a pain to fix, but it looks like the brake TSB fixed the problem. It must have been that my bearing were going bad.
They do press the bearings out. It is quite a sight to see and hear. There are many opportunities to bend, break, mis-aligned "stuff" during the installation.
Does anyone know why Toyota is replacing the bearings for the brake TSB? I thought the new caliper and rotor were the fix, what do the bearing have to do with replacing these parts?
I was going to jsut take it to my tire shop to have the balance done, but I think I will take it back to the dealer because (from the way it vibrates from 0-60) it may be something bent or mis aligned. Tire vibes wouldn't be aparrent at 5-10 miles an hour would they??
I was told that it is replaced because of the new backing plate. In order to get it off, they have to remove the bearing. When the bearing is removed a new one has to go back in.
Which bearings are you referring to???? Are these the actual wheel bearings inside the brake disc that need to be pressed out.....or is there another bearing smewhere else in this assembly that I am not aware of? Normally on a Brake Disc.....the bearings will just fall out........unless it is a 4WD.......I am not familiar with the 4WD arrangement.
I guess I'm one of the lucky ones. My 00 4WD Access Cab Tundra has had minimal vibration problems. I was waiting to see if Toyota was going to change the new TSB into a recall and then I was going to have my truck's brakes upgraded. From the small number of people reporting here about vibration issues after the TSB, probably related to removing and replacing the bearings, I think at least in my case the cure may be worst than the disease. I guess I'll wait or more likely trade for an 03 or 04 Tundra that has the new brakes and bearings from the factory.
The New TSB works! I have no vibrations. I have seen alot getting new calipers and not getting new rotors, just cutting.
I demanded new rotors as the TSB is a waste without them
as far as i am concerned.
Originally posted by jd1973 Hey guys
I went to my service dude whom I trust. He says the new "brake solution" is just another guess. He told me to hold on while Toyota uses you guys for guinea pigs to see if they have a fix. Seems the bearings need to be pressed out and back in- the new parts are from a landcruiser. He hasn't heard anything good about the procedure and no dealers are equipped with the correct tool to reinsert the bearings.
Honestly, this is a much better fix than the original "band aid" fix. I'll gladly test them out at Toyota's expense. If it works...great...if not...Oh well...
If you are buying a new Tundra, any with a VIN number larger than 5TB**##1#3S340241 has the new brake components already installed (according to the TSB). Wouldn't you hate to be the guy who bought number 340240? That would be my luck (if I wasn't a Tundra solutions member)
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