How To: Replace the Brake Pads and Rotors in a 2013 to 2018 Toyota RAV4

Your Toyota RAV4 XLE’s brake pads and rotors are integral parts of your vehicle’s braking system that help slow your truck down when you apply pressure to the brake pedal. The brake pads clamp onto your vehicle’s brake rotors to slow the wheels while they’re spinning, stopping your vehicle smoothly. If you need to replace your Toyota’s brake pads or rotors, you may experience vibrations in your brake pedal, or hear squealing or grinding sounds when braking. Worn, failing, or malfunctioning brake pads or brake rotors can negatively impact your vehicle’s braking distance and handling, and could put you and others on the road in danger.
Supplies Needed for This Job:
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2. Gloves: orly.cc/3YKu3QZ
3. Import Direct Brake Pads: orly.cc/3YLBnfh
4. Import Direct Brake Rotors: orly.cc/4f8BKX0
5. Jack Stands: orly.cc/48rS2aE
6. Floor Jacks: orly.cc/3BjVHeB
7. Wheel Chocks: orly.cc/4f7bdZX
8. Brake Cleaner: orly.cc/3UtR1sQ
9. Shop Towels: orly.cc/4fFCSS4
10. Ratchet and Socket Set: orly.cc/3Odkxji
11. Caliper Hangers: orly.cc/3OIHlHK
12. Bleeder Tools: orly.cc/3YIvVd0
13. Bleeder Wrenches: orly.cc/4gsS5GG
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15. Torque Wrenches: orly.cc/3Dcgu4g
16. Breaker Bars: orly.cc/3Amrew0
17. Silicone Brake Grease: orly.cc/41iGOE5
0:29 Jack Up Your Vehicle
0:39 Remove Lug Nuts and Front Wheels
0:50 Remove Caliper
1:05 Suspend the Caliper
1:15 Remove Caliper Bracket Mounting Bolts
1:28 Remove Caliper Bracket and Brake Pads
1:40 Remove Rotor
1:55 Clean Any Rust
2:15 Install New Rotor
2:35 Pump Brake Fluid
2:50 Remove Bleeder Tool
3:00 Remove Caliper Hardware
3:10 Remove Caliper Slide Pins
3:20 Spray Bracket with Brake Cleaner
3:30 Reinstall Caliper Sliding Pins
3:40 Install New Caliper Hardware and Brake Pads
3:55 Reinstall New Bracket and Mounting Bolts
4:22 Remove Caliper Hanger
4:48 Reinstall Wheel and Tighten Lug Nuts
5:00 Lower Vehicle Support
5:17 Pump Brake Pedals
5:27 Top off Brake Fluid
Replacing worn brake pads and rotors is a routine automotive maintenance task that can be completed at home with the right tools and supplies. When completing your DIY brake pad and rotor replacement, it’s recommended that both the brake pads and rotors be replaced at the same time, since the brake pads and rotors, since they have experienced the same amount of wear and are likely to fail at or around the same time. These detailed steps show how to change the front brake pads and rotors on a 2016 Toyota RAV4 XLE, but will be similar on 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018 models.
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DIY Brake Rotor and Brake Pad Change Toyota RAV4
2015 RAV4 Brake Automotive Maintenance
How to Brake Kit Change Do-It-Yourself
Once you’ve got your supplies together, here’s what you’ll do:
Park on a level surface.
Use a breaker bar and 21mm socket or lug wrench to loosen the lug nuts on your front wheels.
Chock the rear wheels.
Lift and support the front end of the vehicle.
Remove the lug nuts… and the front wheels.