1999 Corolla brake job

id talk to toyota and see if miking the rotors, caliper piston lubrication, etc. is part of the deal. if so its worth it.

1999 Corolla brake job

My Toyota dealer has a special offer at $109 for replacing the front pads,lubricates the calipers and inspection of the brake system...My car has 48,000Km and the pads are worn to the limit.The rotors look good...Is this a good deal or should I attempt changing the pads myself and save some $$$.I did most brake jobs on my old Ford in the past.

no they will prob cut your rotors too so go do it

Or they'll tell you that $109 is only for replacing the pads, but they need to cut your rotors as well if not they can't replace the pads and that will be another $250 on top of the $109.

They were quitong me $190 to replace my rear brakes, I passed on that and got them done for 60 somewhere else with me buying OEM part for $45.

Do it yourself if you can.

X

But a HAYNES book for your Corolla, get the tools needed, & do it yourself. Keep saving the money you just saved from doing the brake job for future modifications on your car.

To change brake pads, you need a jack, lug wrench, and 14mm socket, IIRC..think that's about it.

However, you can't really cut your own rotors..

It costs 20 bucks to get your rotors lathed(cut) if you did need it. Are your brakes squealing everytime you hit the pedal? If so, get your rotors done.
If they do everything for the $109, thats not too bad. To buy the toyota pads is about $60, but it takes about 1 hour to do both, if youre sipping beer and bullshitting. They willbe very similar(and alot easier) than the ford calipers. If I remember, my buddies F-150 had these clips to hold the caliper in place and they were a bitch to get in and out.

Changing the brakes is easy,in fact i just finish changing my brakes and caliper,but i didnt cut the rotors and there is no sweaking noise,so thats good.When changing brakes you usually cut the rotors.

Well - I would certainly do the brake job myself. It's not too difficult, really.

You would have to take the rotors to a machine shop to be resurfaced. However, I would only do that if they were warped (shuddering/vibrating/pulsating when you hit the brakes). Otherwise, I'd get some 150 or 200 grit sandpaper and just use that to sand the glaze off of the rotors...it has the same effect as resurfacing. It just allows the pads to seat correctly. You'll be fine doing that. As far as re-greasing the caliper slides, I would leave them alone unless one of them is sticking. If they glide freely, then they're fine.

Trav