Has anyone done a writeup (with or without pictures) for a brake job on a first generation xB? I would like to replace the pads and the rotors on the front and and just the shoes on the rear.

I have found some information on replacing rotors, etc., but not a detailed guide for doing a front or rear brake job (i.e. replacing pads/shoes and resurfacing/replacing rotors and drums). I am about to do all four corners and am looking for a little direction.

Thanks

 

just curious to how many miles ya got on the box?usally you would go through about 3 sets of front pads before ya even need to do the rear drums and the fronts dont need changing till around 50,000 + miles unless hard driving etc ...anyhow ive also yet to find a write up should have done one when i changed mine out ..pretty easy to do ...if you are going to take the rootrs off you will need a special tool for it ..its got a screwdriver (philips bit) on it and when ya hit it with a hammer it will put pressure on the screw to lossen it ,also what comes in handy is a brake pad spreader to push the calipers open(dont forget to open the valve on the caliper or the brake fluid will spill from the master cylinder)its pretty much lift the car take the tire off .get a wrench lossen the caliper vavle a bit then take out the 2 bolts (13mm i belive) pull off caliper (watch for the shimms) place it on something as you dont want the caliper to just hang..then use the special tool to take the screws out and the rotor will just come right off..its very straight forward..also there is a shim pad change on the xb from the factory so depending what pads you get you might have to get new shims from toyota about 40 bucks from what ive been told..

 

hey, this article helped me out. its for the xa but im pretty sure it would be the same for the xb. thats what im going to use


www.scionlife.com/tech/?article=129