How to Remove a Front Rotor on a Toyota

If the front rotors on your Toyota are bad, they will not be effective when you put your foot on the brake and try to stop the car. Brake rotors should be smooth on the surface, and free of any cracking. Additionally, they have to meet minimum thickness requirements, which means that you need to discard them when they reach 0.787 inch thick. It does not take very long to remove a brake rotor. An average person can complete the project in about 30 minutes for each wheel.

Instructions

1

Place a set of wheel chocks behind the rear wheels of the Toyota. Raise the car on the side that you need to work on using the automobile jack. Place a jack stand under the Toyota near the jacking point and raise it to the frame of the car. Loosen the lug nuts with the lug wrench and take the wheel off the automobile.

2

Drain the brake fluid from the master cylinder using the turkey baster. Place the fluid in the drain pan for later recycling. Remove the union bolt and gasket from the wheel cylinder using a socket and ratchet. Disconnect the flexible hose from the assembly using a wrench. Remove the brake cylinder sub-assembly using a wrench.

3

Remove the brake pad support plates from the wheel cylinder mount. Remove the slide pins from the cylinder mounting using a pair of pliers. Remove the two bolts from the disc using a socket and ratchet. Remove the cylinder mounting from the wheel assembly and position it so that it does not hang loose. Remove the brake rotor disc from the wheel assembly.