Had a '97 LX450 at the shop, very clean truck, 83K on the clock...
Parking brake was not working properly...
Anyone that lives in the rust belt knows that the paking brake on a Toyota needs to be used frequently to stay functional...or it will rust up.
The only thread that I found out here about the parking brake was about the wasted/rusted to hell steel cam lever and aluminum pivot block being frozen solid, and how to free them up.
Many times, replacement is the only option, as was with this truck.
In the following pictures, I hope to share my idea of what has worked at keeping the parking brake functional for years of service.
In order to remove the rotor to get to the parking brake assembly, the caliper and pad mounting bracket must be removed. These can be set aside, or, I just tucked them up by the coil spring.
Parking brake was not working properly...
Anyone that lives in the rust belt knows that the paking brake on a Toyota needs to be used frequently to stay functional...or it will rust up.
The only thread that I found out here about the parking brake was about the wasted/rusted to hell steel cam lever and aluminum pivot block being frozen solid, and how to free them up.
Many times, replacement is the only option, as was with this truck.
In the following pictures, I hope to share my idea of what has worked at keeping the parking brake functional for years of service.
In order to remove the rotor to get to the parking brake assembly, the caliper and pad mounting bracket must be removed. These can be set aside, or, I just tucked them up by the coil spring.