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Slocrow · 08-03-2009, 12:08 PM

HI; My Daughters 03 Corolla CE. Prior to disassembly I drove it and it felt like I was removing the overnight surface rust from the rotors.
I pulled the front wheels and things looked good but I'm going to pop the calipers anyway to look directly at the pads. Aren't there warning clips that squeak when the pads get low on these OE pads. Original at 80M. While on the stands I fired up the engine, put it in gear and slowed the front with the brakes and no grind and the rears look good so..........????
The left rear needs adjusted up. I did a search and folks referred to the "star wheel" as the adjuster but I didn't see any like I'd expect, like GM. Is there a star wheel adjuster on the rear drums that I'm missing/not seeing?
Thanks, Frank

Slocrow · 08-03-2009, 02:04 PM

Well the star wheel is up top I see and it looks like it's a self adjusting system so who knows why the left rear wouldn't hold with the brakes on. I took it up a notch and buttoned up the rear as they looked fine and the drums were good too.
The fronts were down to 3/16 ths and hadn't hit the audio warning (scrapers) yet so I'm off to Toyota for new pads.
Thanks, Frank