Thank you for your thoughtful instruction! I’ve often done oil changes, transmission fluid changes and pan work and various other basic maintenance things on my vehicles but was always afraid to attempt brake work. At 55 this was my first time on my wife’s RAV4 XLE AWD and it worked out great! Thank you from Hartland, New Brunswick, 🇨🇦
Your video is by far the best. Only didn’t show how to adjust parking brake and not necessary since you checked already found it elsewhere. Thanks for extra mention on not flooring the brake pedal etc. Your extra tips are what made your video stand out.
Very nice job on the video. Clear well narrated and no annoying music. getting ready to do my daughters brakes and this video was very helpful. Thanks for taking the time to post.
Thank you, followed this tutorial and another DIY to do the job myself. I went from not knowing how to do anything to changing oils, filters, tires, brakes and fluids simply because mechanics started charging 110 an hour and are booked for weeks at a time.
Great video. Top practice. Did my rears today on a 2018 RAV4 and went to place a jack stand on the left hand side jacking point for safety. Found the fuel line or return line adjacent to the jacking point and would easily get nipped or crushed with a concave jacking head. Hope this helps.
He was never supposed to be hitting the rotor with a metal hammer in the first place. It could cause scratches, dents, and other marks that’ll affect braking performance. When tapping the rotor you should be using something with plastic or as James did put something to soften the blow
Very well done video and walk through. Easy to understand explained each step Simply. Thank you sir, I will be doing this very job later this morning. I always like to reconfirm what I will be doing and this video of yours is perfect. Cheers ! Les ( Canada's Westcoast Victoria BC)
I did some and for some reason the caliper bolt came out, even after torquing to spec. Had to use thread locker after i re did it and thankfully its fine now
Thank you that was really helpful, I have two quick questions :1. If I am just doing the rear brake pads (but not the rotor) do I need to release the parking brake or can I leave it on? 2. I was also wondering how the emergency brake works in one of these cars, does it activate the shoes on the parking brake or is there some other mechanism? Can I leave the emergency brake on while changing rear brake pads?
I noticed you had the AWD XLE but the wheel hub seemed to rotate when you had the tire off. Iss this because you had the vehicle in neutral? I also have this model but with automatic transmission, and I want to be able to spin the wheel to test and be sure the parking brake isnt rubbing too much or needs to be adjusted when i put the new rotors on. Thanks in advance
Where exactly did you place your floor jack to lift the whole rear end up. I do not have the RAV4 but my daughter-in-law does and she was told she needs rear pads and I like that you could jack up both wheels at once versus doing to jacks underneath both sides where you use the car jack
I just put it on the rear jack point. Here's a diagram I found online that I believe shows the place where I put the jack. I am not sure if this is the same year, but it should be similar. www.trav4.net/positioning_a_floor_jack-220.html Thanks for watching! -Dan the Fix it Man
What would be the bolt size should I use to push the rotors away, and in that way, I would not be making too much noise to wake my neighbors up😂. Please share the bolt size🙏
If you just replace pads or pads and rotors, then technically no. The changing of brake pads is unrelated to bleeding brakes. In that operation, you simply retract the pads/caliper piston and the fluid gets pushed back towards the master cylinder. As long as the hydraulic system isn’t opened, then no bleeding is required.
I trust Toyota knows what they are doing, but this is a lot of small parts for brakes. There must be a reason for a bunch of clips like stability vs a Ford Escape that has 4 bolts and one big clip.
Oh, but I don't want to sound like I'm not very grateful for the video, it is not your fault and in fact the video is excellent, my frustration is totally targeted at Toyota and the companies that don't include important information with their products.
Not to be mean but It’s common knowledge amongst mechanics to replace the old parts with the most similar new pieces. The manufacturers simply do not want DIY people doing repairs. Really they want everything serviced at the dealership for $130 an hour!
I get it, and lesson learned for sure. It was only very close inspection after the fact that I saw any difference in the clips, and I bought 2 different sets of pads from 2 different manufacturers, and nether had a note saying 'hey, you might want to pay attention - these clips aren't just extras'. Both fit perfectly on the caliper - just crazy. I won't ever make that mistake again.
@@arsbadmojo - many years ago before the Internet I had one of those “Hanes Manuals to do the brakes on my truck. The most useful instructions were like: “remove brake assembly” etc. Like ya, I’m trying but maybe with a little info and I could. What an absolute waste of money those books were! I learn far more from my mistakes than any success! I hate doing mechanical work but right now I’m forced to financially.
Bah! You glossed over the one thing I was hoping to understand. WHY do these come with 2 sets of hardware??? I changed the brakes on my wife's rav4 before watching this, and I didn't notice the sets were different, I thought they included spares. It took a week for the issue (horrible grinding noise) to appear and by then the other set of hardware was long gone. Both sets fit on the bracket. I ended up buying a new set of pads from a different company, and once again, 2 sets of hardware....NO instructions or anything about why. The ONLY difference I could see was a small bump on the back of one set. I wasnt even sure which set to use with the new ones. I think I took a guess and used the ones with no bump and it solved the issue but left me so curious as to what the heck is going on.
Some Rav 4’s are imported fully assembled from Japan while others were built in Canada. They have different brake systems, very minor differences. That is likely the reason for the two sets of clips. Look on your drivers door tag to see where it reads where it was made.
Finally. Some one that shows cleaning the caliper mount under the tins so the brakes can release.
Thank you for your thoughtful instruction! I’ve often done oil changes, transmission fluid changes and pan work and various other basic maintenance things on my vehicles but was always afraid to attempt brake work. At 55 this was my first time on my wife’s RAV4 XLE AWD and it worked out great! Thank you from Hartland, New Brunswick, 🇨🇦
Thank you Lawrence,
So glad to hear my video helped you get it done!
Take care,
-Dan the Fix it Man
Your video is by far the best. Only didn’t show how to adjust parking brake and not necessary since you checked already found it elsewhere. Thanks for extra mention on not flooring the brake pedal etc. Your extra tips are what made your video stand out.
"Also known as the Tonya Harding" 😂
This video definitely helped with replacing my XLE brakes. Thank you.
Very nice job on the video. Clear well narrated and no annoying music. getting ready to do my daughters brakes and this video was very helpful. Thanks for taking the time to post.
Thank you for the nice comment!
Take care,
Dan the Fix it Man
Thank you, followed this tutorial and another DIY to do the job myself. I went from not knowing how to do anything to changing oils, filters, tires, brakes and fluids simply because mechanics started charging 110 an hour and are booked for weeks at a time.
Most thorough brake job I've ever seen. Thank you!
@@canterburyworkshop5631 Thank you so much!
Good job Dan. I was dreading changing the pads and rotors on my 2015 Rav4, however, your video made the job look pretty easy. Thanks - David McDowell
Just fixed my car and I have to say you are a life saver!!! Saved me over $300 dollars just dyi vs a mechanic
So happy to hear that you were able to get it done and save some money!
Thx for watching!
Take care,
-Dan
Great video. Top practice. Did my rears today on a 2018 RAV4 and went to place a jack stand on the left hand side jacking point for safety. Found the fuel line or return line adjacent to the jacking point and would easily get nipped or crushed with a concave jacking head. Hope this helps.
Great video. I used a towel to deaden the sound of the hammer. I cover the whole drum. It works wonders! Just be careful not to hit the lug nut pins
He was never supposed to be hitting the rotor with a metal hammer in the first place. It could cause scratches, dents, and other marks that’ll affect braking performance. When tapping the rotor you should be using something with plastic or as James did put something to soften the blow
Very well done video and walk through. Easy to understand explained each step Simply. Thank you sir, I will be doing this very job later this morning. I always like to reconfirm what I will be doing and this video of yours is perfect. Cheers ! Les ( Canada's Westcoast Victoria BC)
Just found your channel and am so grateful. Great instruction. I’m new to working on cars and you’ve been very helpful.
Hi John,
Glad you found my channel! Glad to hear my videos have helped you.
Take care,
-Dan the Fix it Man
Your the best! Made my life a lot easier
@@skylargoodwin4492 thank you, happy to hear that my video helped you.
Take care,
-Dan
Thanks,you save me a lot of money.Good mechanic.
Good job man 👏🏼
I will change change toyotas breaks and rotors now. Will let you know how it turns out
I did some and for some reason the caliper bolt came out, even after torquing to spec. Had to use thread locker after i re did it and thankfully its fine now
Well done. Very thorough and helpful! Thanks!
Thank you that was really helpful, I have two quick questions :1. If I am just doing the rear brake pads (but not the rotor) do I need to release the parking brake or can I leave it on? 2. I was also wondering how the emergency brake works in one of these cars, does it activate the shoes on the parking brake or is there some other mechanism? Can I leave the emergency brake on while changing rear brake pads?
@@private7072 you can leave it engaged. It only works with the parking brake shoes on the inside of the drum/disc combo.
I noticed you had the AWD XLE but the wheel hub seemed to rotate when you had the tire off. Iss this because you had the vehicle in neutral? I also have this model but with automatic transmission, and I want to be able to spin the wheel to test and be sure the parking brake isnt rubbing too much or needs to be adjusted when i put the new rotors on. Thanks in advance
Well done. Thanks for posting.
Where exactly did you place your floor jack to lift the whole rear end up. I do not have the RAV4 but my daughter-in-law does and she was told she needs rear pads and I like that you could jack up both wheels at once versus doing to jacks underneath both sides where you use the car jack
I just put it on the rear jack point. Here's a diagram I found online that I believe shows the place where I put the jack. I am not sure if this is the same year, but it should be similar.
www.trav4.net/positioning_a_floor_jack-220.html
Thanks for watching!
-Dan the Fix it Man
Should I lower the hand brake and put the car to neutral if I work on my rear rotor?😊
Awesome video. 🙂
Nicely done. Thank you
Nice video!
What would be the bolt size should I use to push the rotors away, and in that way, I would not be making too much noise to wake my neighbors up😂. Please share the bolt size🙏
@@andyjuliushernando3369 I’m pretty sure it’s M8 x 1.25, but maybe someone can confirm?
@@DantheFixitMan thank you 🙂
I guess adjusting the emergency brake from the rotor doesn’t adjust the hand brake lever does it? That’s a different procedure.
Hey question...you dont need to bleed the brakes?
If you just replace pads or pads and rotors, then technically no. The changing of brake pads is unrelated to bleeding brakes. In that operation, you simply retract the pads/caliper piston and the fluid gets pushed back towards the master cylinder. As long as the hydraulic system isn’t opened, then no bleeding is required.
@@DantheFixitMan awesome thank you!
I trust Toyota knows what they are doing, but this is a lot of small parts for brakes. There must be a reason for a bunch of clips like stability vs a Ford Escape that has 4 bolts and one big clip.
5:26 you had some of the anti seize on the bolts, which is gonna mess up with the torque.
It’s not the Space Shuttle
Is there a size difference for the rears?
Yes, they are different for the front and the rear.
nice
Oh, but I don't want to sound like I'm not very grateful for the video, it is not your fault and in fact the video is excellent, my frustration is totally targeted at Toyota and the companies that don't include important information with their products.
Not to be mean but It’s common knowledge amongst mechanics to replace the old parts with the most similar new pieces. The manufacturers simply do not want DIY people doing repairs. Really they want everything serviced at the dealership for $130 an hour!
I get it, and lesson learned for sure. It was only very close inspection after the fact that I saw any difference in the clips, and I bought 2 different sets of pads from 2 different manufacturers, and nether had a note saying 'hey, you might want to pay attention - these clips aren't just extras'. Both fit perfectly on the caliper - just crazy. I won't ever make that mistake again.
@@arsbadmojo - many years ago before the Internet I had one of those “Hanes Manuals to do the brakes on my truck. The most useful instructions were like: “remove brake assembly” etc. Like ya, I’m trying but maybe with a little info and I could. What an absolute waste of money those books were! I learn far more from my mistakes than any success! I hate doing mechanical work but right now I’m forced to financially.
8:29 the hole needs to be cleaned before putting back the pin.
Bah! You glossed over the one thing I was hoping to understand. WHY do these come with 2 sets of hardware??? I changed the brakes on my wife's rav4 before watching this, and I didn't notice the sets were different, I thought they included spares. It took a week for the issue (horrible grinding noise) to appear and by then the other set of hardware was long gone. Both sets fit on the bracket. I ended up buying a new set of pads from a different company, and once again, 2 sets of hardware....NO instructions or anything about why. The ONLY difference I could see was a small bump on the back of one set. I wasnt even sure which set to use with the new ones. I think I took a guess and used the ones with no bump and it solved the issue but left me so curious as to what the heck is going on.
Some Rav 4’s are imported fully assembled from Japan while others were built in Canada. They have different brake systems, very minor differences. That is likely the reason for the two sets of clips. Look on your drivers door tag to see where it reads where it was made.
Rotor removal 9000 😭😭😭