Great video. To anyone attempting this job, pay attention to the caliper slide pin locations, one has a rubber bushing and is a smaller diameter than the one without the bushing. If you get it wrong you’ll likely end up with uneven brake pad wear. 😊

This is the BEST Highlander rotor and brake replacement video I have seen yet. Thank you for being the only one I have found to include the torque specs!!!

This is the best DIY video I’ve found for the Highlander. About to start my front brake job now! Thank you.

I'm so thankful that I found your video as I have watched over a dozen brake videos several of which were only dealing with checking, cleaning and lubing the caliper sliding pins. I had just under 30,000 miles ( 50,000 kilometers ) on my 2017 Highlander and was still under the "free" services. The vehicle had been " gone over " 7800 kms ( 4500 miles) earlier and the front brake pads were assessed at 70% remaining so I was expecting just the basic oil change and inspection of fluids etc. so I was surprised when I received a phone call from the dealership 15 minutes after dropping the car off. I was told that the front brakes were seized and the pads ( 4500 miles after being 70% ) were at under 15%. This was apparently because the caliper slide pins had seized ( they had been serviced at the previous service ) so that's why I have watched vids focusing on the slide pins. A couple things I noticed watching other brake videos including 2 Toyota made videos and watching yours. You didn't mention or show the brake pad shims being installed or lubed. Toyota has specific spots where you apply the grease on the shims and the brake pad box shows where to put the just less than a dime sized bit of grease. I also have seen several videos showing that it is important to clean the old grease out of the bore ( the hole that the caliper slide pins slide into ) being careful to not damage the rubber boot. No grease should be applied on the end of the pin as this may prevent the pin from being able to fully go into the bore. As you said, use a LIGHT coat of silicon brake caliper slide pin grease as too much will also effect the pin's ability to slide fully. Strangely the Toyota brake pad installation video said to NOT put grease on the caliper bracket where the ends of the pads fit but all other videos suggest a light amount of the proper grease. Also, when pulling the rotors off a rubber or metal hammer tapping on the hub area could be helpful ( yours are obviously well maintained as the hubs were not very rusted at all but a careful cleaning with a small wire brush followed by a light coating of anti-seize on the surface of the hub could help future rotor removal. Great video and thanks for mentioning the torque numbers, 25 lb feet for the rear caliper bolts???? ( the only video that I've seen that mentioned that). I didn't watch the last 2 minutes so I hope you mentioned to get in and start the engine and pump the brake pedal until you get a firm pedal before moving the vehicle.

When he said , " a thin layer of caliper grease ," I subscribed. Every other YTUBE brake parts changer dude either doesn't clean & re-grease or puts big globs of grease. If you depress the caliper bolt, and it pops out once you remove pressure, then you have too much caliper grease. Thanks for professional job.

Great video right to the point thanks socket sizes saves time going back to the tool box 👏👍

Excellent tutorial on changing brake pads and rotors for ANY vehicle. Been following this same process for decades.

Very thorough and thoughtful approach to teaching everyone. great job!

Awesome, thorough, detailed video with great special effects. Thanks!

excellent and comprehensive video. thanks a lot. good job.

Best instructional video I’ve ever watched. Well done sir.

Fantastic video, very thoughtful and complete, and trustworthy information.

Excellent vid mate. Clear and precise information. Good work

Great job, I like the way you speak clearly and explain yourself 👍👍👍👍👍

This was a great, well edited video!

This guy xplain everything very well thanks for this amazing video buddy good job 👍👍👍

I love he simplicity and straight to the point instructions. t

Glad to found your video bro. It's very detailed .. thanks for sharing

Excellent instructional video. Thank you so much.

Amazing detailed job, thank you sir!

Thank you for this!

Great video. Thank you for your attention to detail and great film work. I would love to see you replace the emergency brake.

Your a good teacher .thank you

Thanks for posting very informative

Great video, the torque specs were very helpful. I would add to newbies, to keep an eye on the brake fluid level in the reservoir as you compress the pistons, as you don't want it to overflow. After I had done both front brakes, the reservoir was almost topped out, so I had to remove some fluid with a syringe to bring it back down to the max fluid level.

Great explanation 👌 👍

Who else was vibing to background music the whole time 🎶🕺

Excellent! Thank you

Great video. Keep an eye on the tires.

Love the video .. those tires have had it though :)

Very thorough! I will be replacing the pads on my wife’s Highlander in the spring. The dealer wants $1300 just to replace the pads!!

Thank you.

Bravo!

Thank you!

Like a boss

Thank you very much for your help, sir. I do have one question. After performing the rear brake pad and rotor replacement, I am getting contact between pads and rotor. I pumped the brakes a few times, drove it around the neighborhood, jacked it up again. When I tried to spin the rear tires, I could feel and hear contact between pads and rotors is still there. Is this normal and will correct in due time or did I do something wrong? Thank you again!

My 4th time watching this but this time I just wanted to watch the parts where you torqued the calliper bracket and calliper pin bolts. I have watched several videos about this process as I’m going to change the front rotors and pads and the front left calliper as mine has a small piece missing out of the rubber boot for the upper piston so I suspect it may have damaged that piston. I am using Toyota rotors and pads as they are quality parts and I know they will fit. The calliper is a NAPA calliper. On this 4th time watching your video I noticed a couple things. One is that you used your floor jack to lift one side. There is a spot just behind the bottom of the radiator in the center that the owners manual approves as a jacking point. This would speed things up quite a bit for you as you only have to use the jack once to do both sides. There is also a spot listed in the owners manual to lift the entire back end as well. I am also thinking of using some blue thread locker ( medium strength ) on the calliper pin bolts at least ( the ones torqued to 25-26 lb feet ). I won’t do the same on the calliper bracket bolts though as I don’t want it to be any harder to remove those in the future if needed.

clean around piston before compressing? rubber boots need cleaned/lubed? Rear brakes, do you need to remove brake fluid cap when compressing piston?

Did you use anti-squeal shims on the backing plate of the pads?

Quick way too remove hard to remove rotors is put a piece of wood between rotor and frame, then carefully and slowly turn wheel towards frame. Rotate rotor and repeat if really stuck, DON'T force it to much or you could break something.

why didnt you have to bleed the breaks for the rear break pad change? i saw that you compressed the piston, but didnt open the bleeder. wouldnt that cause more pressure in the break line?

Perfectly explained, great job

Great video but you didn’t rotate tires or did you ?

Yard man 🥊🥊🥊🥊🥊

I am also having trouble finding wear indicators for a 2008 highlander. The ones the pads come with do not seem to fit. ere you able to find appropriate wear indicators? If you were, where did you get them?

Sorry at time mark 8:08 what are the torque specs for the caliper bracket bolts. 70 foot lbs? Sorry I couldn't hear it. Thanks !

No set screw on rotor? I am having a click sound after a hard brake and hard accel. It is the rotor shifting no matter how tight the lugs are.

Is it cheaper to change your break pads from a mechanic than doing it at the Dealer? I’m just asking because Toyota is charging me over $650 to change both of my break pads in the front.

Good video! You urgently need to change tires.

Time for new tires?

where is your 2 jack stands ?

What year hylander?

You need to replace them bumbo clut tire bredren

You forgot to grease the outsides of the new brake pads before sliding the Caliper back into place over them!!

No shims????????

This video becomes twice as long if you took the rear rotor off and....showed us how to adjust the parking break.

Muy buena explicación bien detallada fácil de entender gracias

You always makes great videos brother. I have a 2016 highlander, one side of the steering wheel lights out can you please make a video and show me how to replace the bulb? Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

I think for a novice DIYer this is still too difficult. Seems too many moving parts. Oil drain and filter change is much easier