How do you change front brakes on a Toyota Tacoma?

Answer 1

if your Taco is an 05-08 (new body style), you're front Calibers DO NOT need to be disassembled to replace the pads.

***DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DISASSEMBLE YOUR CALIBERS***

1. Loosen the lug nuts 1/4 turn

2. Jack the front end of the truck up (use truck stands if available)

3. Loosen the lug nuts completely and remove the tire

4. Looking at the caliber, notice the "2" pins on back side of the caliber (held in place by angle clips)

5. Remove the angle clip from each pin, and slide the pins out of the caliber (there is a tension spring that looks like a "v" that will also be removed when removing the bottom pin)

6. Grab one pad at a time, and pull backwards to remove the pad from the caliber. (you will RE-USE the metal piston plates that come out with the pads when you remove them)

(you will need to cmpress the caliber pistons before you can slide the new pads into place. To do this, you can wedge a flat head screwdriver between the rotor and the caliber pistons and using slow force, gently apply pressure against the pistons [one at a time] until the retract)

7. Create these steps again for the other caliber

Hope this helps! Cheers!

Chris S