How to remove dual wheels to repair rear brakes?
Lift the rear of the truck using the truck jack placed under the rear axle by the lower shock mount. Place the heavy-duty jack stand as close to the wheel as possible under the axle. Repeat the procedure for the other side to elevate the rear axle.
Do you remove brakes before removing axles?
Keep in mind that removing the brake hardware prior to the axle shafts makes the job a little easier. Your overall plan is also a factor. If you have fresh brakes and are going to retain the drum style, then it makes sense to leave the brakes attached to the backing plates.
What happens when you remove the nuts from an axle?
The rectangular shaped steel plate under the nuts holds the axle shafts and bearings in the housing. Once the nuts have been removed, you can lightly pull the plate loose. It is still trapped on the axle shaft, but you need to make sure it is loose.
What’s the best way to disassemble an axle?
Use the correct-size deep-well socket or a shallow socket with an extension to reach in and loosen the four lock nuts nuts (a deep-well socket avoids the socket falling off the extension and having to fish the socket out from behind the axle flange). Notice that the brake hardware is in place.
Lift the rear of the truck using the truck jack placed under the rear axle by the lower shock mount. Place the heavy-duty jack stand as close to the wheel as possible under the axle. Repeat the procedure for the other side to elevate the rear axle.
What kind of brakes does a Toyota have?
At a basic level, cars like your Toyota use what are called “friction” brakes. These brakes use the contact between two types of material to bring the car to a halt. A friction brake may be either a disc brake or a drum brake. What is a disc brake? In a disc brake, two pads are placed on both sides of a rotating metal disc called a rotor.
Why does my Toyota car have a spongy brake line?
If there’s any water in the brake line, heat from the brakes can vaporize the water, resulting in that spongy feeling. Or in some cases, the brake fluid can actually boil if the brakes get too hot. The easiest thing to do about spongy brakes is to change the fluid.
Can a dual rear wheel truck be reinstalled?
This is not always the case on dual rear-wheel trucks, but if they’re present and you try to reinstall the tires without lining them up properly, you’re going to incur damage to the lug studs, rims and hub. Place the interior wheel next to the outside wheel in such a way that you know which is which when it comes time for reinstallation.