OEM 2000 Toyota RAV4 Brake Caliper

2000 Toyota RAV4 Brake Caliper Parts Q&A

• Q: How to service and repair the brake caliper on 2000 Toyota RAV4?

  A: Screwing the cylinder boot set ring allows you to begin servicing the brake caliper together with the cylinder boot using a screwdriver. A piece of cloth should be placed between the piston and caliper before using compressed air through the piston removal process while keeping fingers out of the way. To reinstall the torque plate use a screwdriver to remove the piston seal then eliminate the two sliding pins and for reassembly place the sliding pin with sliding bushing on the upper side. To replace the two dust boots install them with a 21 mm socket into the torque plate while making sure the metal plate seats properly. Pad lining can be inspected by rule measurement that checks its thickness against two standards: the standard length of 12.0 mm (0.472 inch) and the minimum limit of 1.0 mm (0.039 inch). Replace the pad if it shows severe wear or meets or drops below the minimum value. A micrometer should measure disc thickness because this item exceeds or falls below the minimum standard of 16.0 mm (0.630 inch) while at the same time displaying scoring or uneven wear patterns. Get rid of the disc completely or have it finely ground for better use. A dial indicator at 10 mm (0.39 inch) from the disc edge should measure runout while the maximum allowable reading stands at 0.05 mm (0.0020 inch); if the runout surpasses this value check bearing play and axle hub runout before possibly needing to adjust or grind the disc. After disc position adjustment apply the following steps: remove the knuckle bolts with torque plate, separate the hub nuts from the disc while turning the disc one-fifth of its original position before tightening the hub nuts to 103 Nm (1,050 kgf-cm, 76 ft. lbs.). Use this method to find the disc position where the measured runout is minimum at or below 0.05 mm (0.0020 inch) before final installation. Complete the procedure by attaching the torque plate and tightening the mounting bolts to 107 Nm (1,090 kgf-cm, 79 ft. lbs.) with proper application of lithium soap base glycol grease to specified components.