how can i fix my toyota car brakes myself?

Question

i tryin 2 save $, so i wanna do it @ home

Answer 1

well if you work on cars like you type i would suggest you take it to a shop. if you actually want to ask a question so we can help you work on your brakes than please, ask a freaking question and use proper f$cking english

Answer 2

you should be able to get a manual from a market as in a Sunday market then with that you hat to be careful that you get the right brake to put on the car it is always good if you have a male friend who knows a little about cars to get him to give you a hand. With saying that made dad is a 1st grade motor mechanic and he says that brakes are the most important thing on the vechile because they make you stop. You can cut corners anywhere else but brake are important to you.

Answer 3

Well, it depends upon what is wrong with them. The components of a braking system are relatively simple and I will try to explain them briefly here.

Your brake pedal operates a large piston called a master cylinder which is full of brake fluid and has a resevoir atop it in the engine compartment. When you press the pedal, the large piston pushes brake fluid through steel brakelines to smaller cylinders on each wheel. The cylinders on disk brakes are located inside what is known as a caliper. On drum brakes it is simply called a wheel cylinder. However, in either case, the cylinder at the wheel, once pressurized, presses your brake pads (disk brakes) or brake shoes (drum brakes) forward to bring them in contact with the disk or drum, and the friction causes the wheel to slow down.

Now what are the typical problems?

Well, the most common is that the brake pads or shoes have worn out. This is evidenced by a little squealing noise when you apply the brakes made by a metal on metal contact between the wear sensor on the pads or, a more severe grinding noise if you have worn the brake pads all the way down to the backing plate.

In either case, removal of the pads is usually pretty simple. You usually just have to remove two bolts to get the caliper off on disk brakes, lift it up an out of the way, and pry off the pads (they may even just fall off at this point). Just look at how they were put in and be sure not to confuse the inner and outer pads when you replace them.

Also look at the disk or rotor as it is sometimes called. If it is badly grooved or scortched, then you will need to remove it, and take it to a machine shop to have it turned on a metal lathe to restore its smooth finish. If it is too badly worn, it will have to be replaced.

Drum brakes require a little more skill, as they are spring loaded contraptions and you have to have a good bit of hand strength or a special tool to remove the springs. Again, look at the condition of the drums and if necessary take them off and have them machined.

Another common problem is a spongy brake pedal. That is the consequence of a leak, most often in one of the caliper seals, or in the master cylinder itself. That generally requires replacement of the part (though they can be rebuilt). After that repair, however, you have to bleed the brakes to get all air out of the lines. Otherwise the air bubbles will compress when you apply the brake pedal and you will get no effective braking because as the air compresses it does not force the fluid down the lines effectively. (Air in the lines can also produce a spongy pedal, but then you have to ask yourself how it got there--and the answer is almost certainly a leak).

Still another problem is a pulsating pedal when you are stopping from high speeds. This is usually a sign of a warped rotor or disk. The pads riding up and down on the hills and valleys on the rotor as you brake make the pedal vibrate. Again, this requires removal of the disks and taking them to a machine shop to be turned on a lathe to flatten them out again. If they are too badly warped, once again you must replace them.

I hope this has been helpful. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at [e-mail].

Answer 4

It is not that hard, and you dont nned any special tools. I would buy a book at teh auto parts store on whatever model toyota you have. A Chilton's or Hayes Manual, and they all have a section on brakes.

Answer 5

Yes you can,get the correct workshop manual and a heap of spanners.

Answer 6

What's wrong with it?

My dad is class 2 mechanic.