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Makes me kinda scared to open up my rear drums!
I'm guessing that the salt got washed off the outside of the rotor quicker than the inside so the salt ate into the inside more. I've done lots of...
Epilogue: It's been almost eight months and almost 12,000 miles since I got the diagnosis of needing new front pads and rotors. I decided to do...
That was slowly dawning on me as well. Though the service writer's explanation was incorrect, the tech's conclusions were correct. The rotors...
I borrowed a friend's micrometer, which was, unfortunately, in inches. I measured the disc in front and behind the caliper, as those were the only...
The pads are visibly thin. There is perhaps 1-3 mm of pad material left (hard to tell without taking them apart). When I bought the car, I could...
Does this imply that after the brake job, I should drive it, then brake in neutral to "set" the new brakes and break them in? (I've forgetten what...
John, I was not taking it as a dig. I was responding to my earlier comment that I didn't expect to learn anything from doing a brake job. I...
ok. I just learned something. :) Everything on this car seems to look like a regular car, but it isn't!
If you are a woman, why would you imply that I should do the brakes unless I am a woman?!?! The way you wrote it came across as pretty...
I think I can handle the brake job as I've only done pads and rotors about 75 times or so. I also have a good friend, who happens to be a woman,...
It was a Toyota dealership that made the recommendation. Looking through the rims at the pads gives a nice idea of how much wear is left. I bought...
I took another look at it this morning after braking in neutral a few times (though not from high speeds). There seems to be a black crazing on...
They did try to get me to turn my rear drums to "get the rust off." to the tune of $200! That one I knew was just padding. But this one seemed...
I can see that the pads need replacing (that's the nice thing about Prius rims - good sight window!). I just bought the car a month ago, so have...
Just a quick update: The 12v battery checks out fine using the hidden screen. It was good at 12v and didn't drop too much with a load. The car has...
I brought my car to Toyota to check out another issue and they told me I need new brakes, which I knew. But they told me I need new rotors as well...
Can I use my other car's battery as my 12v power supply while changing the Prius battery? I was thinking of using my regular jumper cables and...
I am probably going to need to replace my 12v battery. What's the advantage of using the Optima over the OEM battery? Any advice on where to buy it?
Just got the car back from the dealer. They found.... Nothing! They could not duplicate the problem. I asked them about the 12v battery and they...
