2007 Toyota Carolla

2007 Toyota Carolla (Scott's)

Got the chance to work on my first Toyota. Scott's front pads were worn right down and scraping.  We had difficulty getting the wheels to fall off the hub after removing the lug nuts. The first one popped off after I let a little bit of the car's weight on it, but the second one eventually required a 2X4 against the inside of the rim and a whack from a mall.  Once that was solved the pad change went uneventfully.  The calipers swing down on the bottom bolt and then fall off and the pads are easy to insert.  The C-clamp pushes the piston back in without problem. We lubed the piston, put the new pad-tracks on the calipers and lubed them as well.  The front right was worn the worst and the rotor was somewhat scored but we did not replace it.  Once done, everything worked fine.