OEM 2004 Toyota Sequoia Brake Pad Set

2004 Toyota Sequoia Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to replace the rear Brake Pad Set on 2004 Toyota Sequoia?

  A: The process starts with taking out the rear wheel followed by pad lining measurement through the caliper inspection hole. A pad replacement must happen when the lining measures under 1.0 mm (0.039 inch). Moving forward in the brake pad installation, remove the brake caliper through the process of removing its 2 sliding pins. Then suspend the caliper from place without unfastening the flexible hose. After removing the two pads and two anti-squeal shims pull out the four pad support plates but only reuse them if they remain free of defect and rust and dirt contamination. Measure the disc thickness and runout then install pad support plates and new pads while replacing anti-squeal shims with the pads. The pad wear indicator plate should be installed on new inner pads with a facing-down orientation before adding the outer pads while ensuring friction surfaces stay free from oil or grease. Draw out some brake fluid but only a small amount from the reservoir before using a hammer handle or equivalent tool to push in the pistons or loosen the bleeder plug for fluid release when pushing in the piston. Installation of the caliper depends on avoiding boot wedging while you apply lithium soap base glycol grease to the sliding pins before torquing them to 88 Nm (900 kgf-cm, 65 ft. lbs.). Install the rear wheel while torquing it to 110 Nm and then depress the brake pedal multiple times to verify the fluid reaches the max line.