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Looks like the brake pad wear indicators - so you hear your brakes squeaking when they are about to be toast
Wear indicator (AKA squealer). Go back to post #18. You'll see on a inner pad at top. I find the inner pads wear faster, so I place on an inner. I place on top, because upper fittings seems to stay cleaner. Cleaner, less chance of binding.
With OEM the shim kit (anti-squeal shims). 1 shim each side is notch for wear indicator. Note: Some after market pads come with anti-squeal shim attached.
FSM diagram, doesn't properly illustrate the OEM replacement shim kit we get from Toyota parts dep today.
It show, wear indicator on outer pad at bottom.
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"I tried fitting them but they keep sliding out, I might have been too generous with the grease on these pads" I'll assume "THEM" is wear indicators.
To much grease would not result, in wear indicator sided off. Wear indicator is clipped on to the pad, with short end/tab in toward pad/center/rotor disk. Long end sticks out, as seen in post #18.. Then pad is installed. Once installed, the wear indicator is locked in place, between pad and its fitting/clip.
I do, put disk brake grease between pads & sims. But only when shims are clip on. Some are glued to pad. In those I do not, as I'd have to rip (un glue) off pad.
You did put excessive grease on fitting kits clips. Which is okay, but will attracted dirt. You also do not want grease, getting on pads or disk of rotor.
I'd also assume pins are factory greased. But I'd check. I only use Toyota grease, on pins and not much.
There are 2 holes on the rotor that you can use 2 bolt (as a puller) to pull the rotor out.Trans in N
hand brake down
Both rear wheels up
Finally found & adjusted the brake spinner all the way tight moving up, then all the way down to fully release it but the rotor won't come off
Hammer the rotor?