How much does it cost to change rotors on Toyota Avalon?
A repair shop will charge $60 to $90 an hour to replace the rotors on your Toyota Avalon, and you’ll be charged a minimum of an hour’s labor per rotor even if it only takes a few minutes each to change them. With the right tools and some automotive or mechanical experience, you can do it yourself and save.
How do you replace the wheels on a Toyota Avalon?
Replace the wheels and lug nuts. Tighten snug and lower the Avalon to the ground. Re-tighten the lug nuts with the adjustable torque wrench set to 80 foot pounds. Remove the wheel chock. Release the parking brake and pump the foot brake pedal to restore hydraulic pressure into the compressed caliper pistons.
How do you change the rotors on a car?
Spray the new rotors with brake cleaner liberally and wipe them dry with a shop rag. Be sure to spray both side of the rotors inside the hub and everywhere. Place the new rotor (s) onto the wheel hub and replace the caliper and bridge over the new rotor.
How do you change master cylinder in Avalon?
Park the Avalon on a flat paved surface. Apply the parking brake and release the hood latch. Place a wheel chock behind one rear tire, open the hood and remove half of the brake fluid from the master cylinder reservoir using the turkey baster. Discard the fluid appropriately and do not reuse. Replace the master cylinder cap securely.
How do you lift the front of a Avalon?
Lift the front of the Avalon with the floor jack and place a jack stand under the left and right front frame rails. Remove the lug nuts and wheels. Compress the piston of the left front caliper using the pry bar wedged between the caliper porthole in the front and the rotor.
What should I do when replacing rear rotors?
Take a test drive. The procedure would be the same if you were replacing rear rotors instead of front ones. The different steps would be to place the wheel chock in front of one of the front tires instead, obviously because you’d be lifting the rear axle and not the front. Do not apply the parking brake if you’re replacing the rear rotors.
How do you remove brake fluid from Avalon?
Park the Avalon on a flat paved surface. Apply the parking brake and release the hood latch. Place a wheel chock behind one rear tire, open the hood and remove half of the brake fluid from the master cylinder reservoir using the turkey baster. Discard the fluid appropriately and do not reuse.