Super Quick and Easy BRAKE Maintenance on my Toyota Tacoma! (04465-04090)

In today's video, I show you how to inspect and change brake pads on the Toyota Tacoma!

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[caseyb]

Chloe, having worked on cars since I started driving, but just buying my first Taco, these videos are gold! The maintenance is so much different that other cars/trucks I've owned. I'll definitely be referencing these as I maintain my truck. Thank you!

[scotw]

One tip, clean the pins up with some steel wool or very fine sandpaper. If they’re nice and smooth, the pads will slide over them much smoother as the brakes are applied.
Great job!

[erichall]

Chloe. Thank you for these videos. Your spark plug change instructions alone saved me about $550. Thanks so much!

[miked]

Pro tip guys & girls…have you ever heard a mechanic tell you to NOT top off your brake fluid? This is because your brake fluid can be used as another indicator that your brakes pads are going low. I’ve seen some comments on there mentioning fluid overflowing from the brake reservoir when compressing the position back…that’s most likely because the fluid has been topped of before you decided to change out the pads. Change the pads out then add brake fluid if needed but not anywhere in between.

[livindalife]

Chloe, another excellent video. Great reference material. Your camera placement is always the best and your explanation is very clear and easy to understand. Excitingly waiting for your next video!

[BryanRomeroMaciel]

Yo Chloe that was a helpful video for brakes on a taco. I just got my brake pads changed this week using import directs pads from any O’Riley or AutoZone store for $68 on my 17’ Black taco with 65k miles.The fact that you can get OEM brake pads with your discount code for $73 will be something useful next time I will try to get. Crazy how just the front brake pads from Toyota directly are $105 and $300 with labor to get them replaced through the dealership. This video just shows you how much you can save money you by simply changing the brake pads yourself. Keep up the cool Yota content 👍🏾

[TrueHDCinema]

Great video. I love how these brakes are engineered. Very simple to change out the pads. Not the case on the cars I had before my Tacoma.

[goldentrucker]

Even though I upgraded to a tundra . I'm still watching. Love the videos. Cool seeing a young woman into trucks.

[bdd]

Not trying to be a dick but the reason this was so quick and easy was because you did a half a$$ job. You didn't disassemble, clean, or lubricate any of the moving parts. This is a reason at least a couple times a month I have to charge a customer to tear apart the " brake job" they recently did because now their brakes are squeaking, dragging, rattling etc. It's also a good idea to use a roloc wheel to remove any loose rust when not replacing rotors. I've been a certified tech for over 30 years and seen this hundreds of times.

[kenty]

Great video, especially I saw all the Makita tools you use including the flash light. My 2 cents, I will also lubricate the contact point of pads with lithium grease and the sliders with genuine Toyota pink grease b4 installing.

[whitetiger]

I'm surprised you did not put any lubrication on the pins. Great video!

[keithk]

Chloe, just stumbled on your channel. I don’t own a Tacoma but it is just so impressed by your cool videos.

[steverinehart]

You made it look like you're a Toyota technician. Great video. 👍

[jaydee]

When I do my brakes on my 05 4Runner I grease the pins and back off both brake pads surfaces where they meet with the piston is it make it any less noisy I would like to think they do because all contact points are greased great job by the way love to see a woman doing her own work on their rig😎🤙🏻

[edric_munster]

I wouldn't of changed those yet, but great content! I'm sure you did this but each rotor has two sides if you're inspecting them.

[canceled]

Chloe, I just wanted to tell you that you are an enabler. I just traded in my Silverado for a tacoma, and it's all your fault. 🤣🤣. Thank you for the great content and honest reviews!!!

[theaztechomie]

What did you use to push back the calipers to allow you to put the new brake pads on?

[jerrybohringer]

No break grease on the sliders?
They are supposed to be service every year with that

[jaypikachu]

New brake pads are about 10mm, your brake pads have 6mm = 60% remaining, the pads should last an other 30k-40k miles, why replace them so soon !

[matthewcaughey]

My complaint here is she didn’t use any brake lube. It’s designed to help the pads slide and can make reassembly way easier