general service of brakes - Toyota Yaris Forums

yarrr · 08-07-2010, 03:20 PM

discs are easy. 4 bolts for the wheel. 2 for the caliper. 2 for the caliper mount.

I agree that you should get a real jack and jack stands. Emergency jacks are for emergencies(the yaris jack looks more sturdy than some scissor jacks I've seen though). Not only is it 1000 times safer, its a lot less work than turning the scissor jack.

Also, as yaris2010RS pointed out, a vacuum check should be done as well as brake fluid checked. If it was just the pads/disc that were worn you'd hear bad noises before you felt like it had no brakes.

for torque, just make sure everything is tight. The slide pins(the ones that hold the caliper) are the only ones you don't want to really crank down on. Probably won't be able to get a 1/2" torque wrench in there for any of the bolts besides the lugs anyway.

for tools, I think if you have the lug tool that came with the car, 11 and 14mm sockets, and a screwdriver you could strip a yaris to the ground and put it back together

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08-07-2010, 03:20 PM	#11
yarrr Banned Drives: 07 sedan Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: new mexico Posts: 292	discs are easy. 4 bolts for the wheel. 2 for the caliper. 2 for the caliper mount. I agree that you should get a real jack and jack stands. Emergency jacks are for emergencies(the yaris jack looks more sturdy than some scissor jacks I've seen though). Not only is it 1000 times safer, its a lot less work than turning the scissor jack. Also, as yaris2010RS pointed out, a vacuum check should be done as well as brake fluid checked. If it was just the pads/disc that were worn you'd hear bad noises before you felt like it had no brakes. for torque, just make sure everything is tight. The slide pins(the ones that hold the caliper) are the only ones you don't want to really crank down on. Probably won't be able to get a 1/2" torque wrench in there for any of the bolts besides the lugs anyway. for tools, I think if you have the lug tool that came with the car, 11 and 14mm sockets, and a screwdriver you could strip a yaris to the ground and put it back together