OEM 2001 Toyota MR2 Spyder Brake Pad Set

2001 Toyota MR2 Spyder Brake Pad Set Parts Q&A

• Q: How to replace the front Brake Pad Set on 2001 Toyota MR2 Spyder?

  A: You need to take away the front wheel before mounting the hub nuts to hold the disc in place while replacing front brake pads. Use the caliper inspection hole to check pad lining thickness before pad replacement because minimum thickness should be 1.0 mm (0.039 inch). If the pad does not reach this standard then install new pads. Apply tooling to break loose the bolt securing the flexible hose from the front shock absorber. You should lift the caliper while maintaining hold of the sliding pin and unfastening the bottom-side bolt but keeping the flexible hose connected to the brake caliper before safely suspending the caliper. You should take out all the pads together with their associated components such as the four anti-squeal shims and two pad support plates. While these can be reused if they appear normal with no deformation damage or cracks and remain rust-free and clean of dirt along with foreign substances. The two pad support plates must be installed correctly while checking the disc thickness and runout values. To install new pads, users must replace anti-squeal shims at the same time they should apply disc brake grease on outer-facing inner anti-squeal shims and then install two anti-squeal shims on both pads' inside and outside surfaces while placing inside pads with worn indicator plates downward before installing outer pads without oil or grease touching the friction surfaces. Push the piston into position with a hammer handle tool after removing a small brake fluid portion from the reservoir and if resistance occurs use the bleeder plug to drain fluid until pushing is possible. Install the cylinder onto the torque plate with the bottom-side bolt while holding the sliding pin before torquing the bolt to 34 Nm (350 kgf-cm, 25 ft. lbs.). Install the flexible hose to the shock absorber followed by installing the bolt while torquing it to 29 Nm with 296 kgf-cm or 21 ft. lbs. of torque. To finalize the installation you need to apply torque of 103 Nm (1,050 kgf-cm, 76 ft. lbs.) to the front wheel then you should depress the brake pedal a few times before checking that fluid reaches the max line.