Looking to do your own car maintenance? This video provides a step-by-step walkthrough explaining how to change brake pads and rotors on a 2016 Toyota Camry.
Materials:
Brake pads
Brake rotors
Caliper hardware (optional)
Consumables:
Brake cleaner
Brake lube / grease (safe for rubber / plastic)
Gloves
Catch bucket / puppy pads (to catch brake fluid bleed)
Copper anti-seize (to make rotor easier to remove in future) - optional
Tools:
Brake caliper compression tool (or C-clamp)
Torque wrench (recommended 3/8 drive, 20-100 lb ft)
Caliper hanging hook
Adjustable wrench (for breaking bleeder valve)
Breaker bar (recommend 25 in, to remove corroded bolts)
Jack stands
21mm socket (for wheel lug nuts)
14mm socket (to remove caliper)
17mm socket (to remove caliper bracket, may need breaker bar for these bolts)
17mm slim wrench / cone wrench (to hold caliper spinning nut in place)
Hammer (to loosen rusted / corroded rotor)
Wire brush / toothbrush
Process (for 7th Gen. Camry):
1. Loosen lug nuts
2. Jack up car, remove tires
3. Turn wheel towards your work area and place puppy pads / catch pan under work area (optional)
4. Remove boot/cap from break bleeder valve, loosen nut, check that you can bleed fluid
5. Dismount brake caliper using 14mm socket and slim 17mm wrench to hold spinning nut in place
6. Check removed caliper for leaks / overall condition, hang out of the way with caliper hook
7. Remove butterfly pins on old brake pads
8. Remove old brake in pads
9. Remove caliper bracket with 17mm socket (and breaker bar, if necessary)
10. Remove old rotor (use hammer to loosen if necessary)
11. Clean caliper bracket. If reusing old tins, clean and replace. Apply grease to mounting services (the bottom side of tins/shims only). Ensure proper orientation of anti-rattle clips.
12. Remove slider pins from caliper bracket, clean with wire brush, and apply rubber safe grease
13. Optional - apply copper anti-seize to back side of rotor to inhibit corrosion and make future removal easier
14. Install new rotor, spin a few lug nuts down to hold in place
15. Replace caliper bracket 17mm 79 ft lb
16. Install brake pads. Ensure indicator pin is installed properly. Pads are interchangeable (no inner and outer pad)
17. Open brake bleeder valve (make sure you have a catch pan)
18. Push caliper piston back using caliper compression tool or c-clamp. Ensure bleeder is open so that you aren’t pushing brake fluid back no the ABS module.
19. Close brake bleeder valve
20. Install butterfly clips on brake pads
21. Hold pads together (butterfly clips will force them to separate) and slide caliper on
22. Attach caliper mounting bolts (14mm socket and 17mm slim wrench) and tighten with torque wrench down to 25 ft lbs
23. Open brake bleeder valve again, allow it to bleed until there is a steady stream with no air bubbles. Then tighten and ensure bleeder boot/cap is reinstalled.
24. Clean up area with brake cleaner.
25. Reinstall wheel, tighten lug nuts with 19mm socket in a star pattern down to 76 ft lbs
26. Pump brakes and check brake fluid level.
Proper Torque:
Caliper mounting bolts (14mm): 25 ft lbs
Caliper back bolts (17mm): 79 ft lbs
Wheel lug nuts (21 mm): 76 ft lbs
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