brake advice

[adalex]

Ok, so I've been having some front end shake when i slow down(using the brake) so I think their warped, I ordered two brembo blanks and was wondering if they are infact warped should i replace the brake pads or not? and if so with what brand?

thanks
btw is a 99 camry le I4

[pmesfun]

Originally Posted by adalex

Ok, so I've been having some front end shake when i slow down(using the brake) so I think their warped, I ordered two brembo blanks and was wondering if they are infact warped should i replace the brake pads or not? and if so with what brand?

thanks
btw is a 99 camry le I4

Depends how old the brake pads are, if they have sufficient "meat" on them I was re-use them. That's what I did on our Quest when the rotors warped. No problems.

[Chris Crash]

I've always been told if you're replacing rotors you HAVE to replace pads, but replacing pads you don't HAVE to replace rotors.

I would, just to make sure the blanks wear in properly.

[adalex]

what do you guys recommend?

[Mike Gerber]

If there is plenty of meet left on the pads, I would reuse them. Just give all 4 pads a light sanding with some sand paper before reinstalling them. This will give them a new surface with which to seat to the new rotors. If they are pretty worn, I would install new ones.

Mike

[pmesfun]

Originally Posted by Mike Gerber

If there is plenty of meet left on the pads, I would reuse them. Just give all 4 pads a light sanding with some sand paper before reinstalling them. This will give them a new surface with which to seat to the new rotors. If they are pretty worn, I would install new ones.

Mike

+1
I learned to rub the pads in a circular motion on the concrete to remove that layer of glaze.

[LynchburgCSI]

Originally Posted by Mike Gerber

If there is plenty of meet left on the pads, I would reuse them. Just give all 4 pads a light sanding with some sand paper before reinstalling them. This will give them a new surface with which to seat to the new rotors. If they are pretty worn, I would install new ones.

Mike

This.

[deadrx7conv]

If your pads warped your previous rotors, why would you even think of re-using them?

Always replace everything. Plenty of hacks out there.

[adalex]

I said I *think* their warped I don't know for sure, I don't feel like paying Just Brakes 99.88 or Firestone 149.99 to tell me if they are or not

[fenixus]

if the rotors that got warped were some cheap POS replacement and pads were ceramic then it's a common issue (rotors don't survive the pad change interval).

with Brembo blanks I would just rub the pads on concrete for a while (evenly) and after installation follow the bed-in instructions if any.
make sure that pads (that were rubbed against concrete) didn't pick up any stones or pieces of rock as this may cause nice grooves on your new rotors. also use brake cleaner on everything (except rubber parts).

if pads were some cheap organic BS then get new ones (e.g. Akebono ProACT) and toss those old ones into garbage, they are useless anyways.

[adalex]

im not 100% sure but I'm pretty sure the rotors are oem when I get them all I"ll try and find the brand the pads are OEM because when i was installing my eibach camber adjustment bolts the other day I could see the little old fashioned toyota symbol and the pads were installed at the dealer around 12k miles ago. a co-worker asked me why I keep going to the dealer for everything but IIRC the pad kit from the dealer is like 66$ and somebody recommended Wearever Gold Brake Pads from advance only issue is in the picture it looks like 1 set for like 35$ so for 2 it would be 70$. the pad kit from the dealer is all 4 for like 66$ so I'd rather OEM if thats the case

[deadrx7conv]

???When you buy pads at the store, you get a complete set for the front. They don't sell pads in left and right sets. You get all four pads.

[adalex]

oh well what do u guys think? id rather oem. a tech from clearwater toyota came in tonight and said they changed the price on all pads to 66? theres 2 other dealers that I could check to see if I can get bads for cheaper

[fenixus]

Amazon

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$53 w/ free s/h, no tax

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(this forum breaks tirerack.com links, why is that so? supporting vendor competition?)

OEM pads are mostly Akebono ProACT if their model number ends with -FF IIRC, otherwise it might be some cheap hoax of Florida dealers

anyways, there is 2 pads (inner & outer) per each rotor so 4 total per axle as deadrx mentioned. and they always sell them in per axle sets.

[deadrx7conv]

Autozone, Napa, and Oreillys... have a great selection of pads. I wouldn't even bother with pathetic Toyota pads.

And, make sure you adjust your rear drums:shoes along with bleeding all your brakes.