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Yup, a scrap of plywood and large C-clamp works.
That sounds ok; the entire pad backing plate would be pressing on the piston face. The piston is plastic (phenolic IIRC), and what you want avoid...
We once had a machined-face rim resurfaced, insurance job and I can't recall how much. Maybe around $200~300 CDN. A local to me place, might be...
I do the same, not sure of the point of mentioning. :unsure:
Mentioned in post #9. What do they say, keep your friends close, and your enemies closer. The dealership is the one place that'll (hopefully) do...
You didn't do the front passenger-side brakes? It's best to do in pairs, both fronts or rears. When pushing back the piston, did you used...
My torque wrenches are all of the $30~40 CDN variety, none have died, and they all tested accurate, at least by my low-tech, DIY method. .
Might be in your “trash” email folder? Considering the money involved, you should have a good understanding of what they’re proposing to do.
Sadly not as yet. I’d check the underbody, look into rust prevention. I found rear suspension in particular very vulnerable, even here on the west...
More succinctly, Toyota is concentrating on crash- mitigation features, at the expense of traditional safety features (visibility). They’ll all...
Sounds like a 1/2” and 1/4” drive respectively? Get a 3/8” drive. There’s lot of inexpensive but decent ones with 5-50~ lb/ft range.
The maintenance required warning is a simple odometer counter. FWIW, in Canada we don’t have this, but somehow manage to maintain our cars anyway....
When was the last time you had a brake service, or brake fluid replacement? Toyota USA very vaguely recommends a more in-depth brake inspection...
Some likely looking, but not seeing the car there due to forest of head rests, raised belt lines and thickened C-pillars, maybe compromised...
That’s the scrapes, on the right side? Difficult to deal with. I think the fix is to turn the wheel on a lathe, skim a thin layer, redo the...
@Michael Mathis can you clear this up?
To clarify, you're thinking to use the stock 19" rims, have them mounted and balanced twice yearly? That can be a cost and headache. I'd chime in:...
They're like this? [ATTACH] Machined aluminum alloy with clearcoat? That's more difficult to blend than silver-painted.
Yes, use that before cold-starts virtually all the time. But it it doesn't result in a totally warmed up engine; raises coolant temp 20~30C above...
I'm sitting on my hands, but gotta say: it definitely looks aftermarket, and as such. you're (OP) the best candidate for the job: you have the...
