Front Brakes

zuni · 06-19-2007, 06:51 PM

ok i gotta 89 mk3 turbo with a 7m-gte i need to change my front breaks but im not sure what tools i will need to change them. anyone got any idea as to what tools i need to buy to change the breaks. this will be my first brake change on this car so im not formilure with it.

ebang · 06-19-2007, 06:56 PM

you don't need any speciality tools just a good ratchet set, i just did mine a few weeks ago and i had never done a brake job before.

zuni · 06-19-2007, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebang

you don't need any speciality tools just a good ratchet set, i just did mine a few weeks ago and i had never done a brake job before.

are you sure you dont need any alan keys or anything like that to get the calipers off like alot of cars need.

supramacist · 06-19-2007, 09:17 PM

You don't have allen wrenches?

That's $8.00

I have needed them on other auto's myself but I have not done supra brakes yet either. Maybe some open faced wrenches and a socket set maybe some pliars. Nothing big on brakes unless you have an upgraded kit.

dannydavi · 06-20-2007, 12:51 AM

you need ratchet and sockets... you also need something to compress the cylinder like channel locks or a C Clamp or something, thats it. very simple.

IHateHacks · 06-20-2007, 12:56 AM

Front calipers on MK3's have 1 bolt holding them on, I'm pretty sure its 13mm. Not allen head. Rear calipers also have 1 bolt holding them on.

Its a pretty wierd set up, as far as the sliding pins are concerned.

cre · 06-20-2007, 02:56 AM

I love the way they're set up... so easy to to work on. I'm pretty sure it's a 12mm.

zuni · 06-21-2007, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cre

I love the way they're set up... so easy to to work on. I'm pretty sure it's a 12mm.

i changed them yesterday. your right they were really easy to change it was just figuring out how to get the calipers off that was a bitch. i ended up having to take a breakline bracket off so that i could rotate the calipers enough to get them off. i hope i did that right haha. but they work fine now thanks to all of you.

supramacist · 06-21-2007, 05:09 PM

Sometimes it seems intimidating to do things you aren't used to, especially if you haven't done them before.

Just have some confidence in your abilities dude.

06-19-2007, 06:51 PM	#1
zuni 3" Exhaust Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rockford, illinois Posts: 55	Front Brakes ok i gotta 89 mk3 turbo with a 7m-gte i need to change my front breaks but im not sure what tools i will need to change them. anyone got any idea as to what tools i need to buy to change the breaks. this will be my first brake change on this car so im not formilure with it. __________________ Zuni www.myspace.com/toxicskin www.originalskintattoo.com

06-19-2007, 06:56 PM	#2
ebang 3" Exhaust Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 99	you don't need any speciality tools just a good ratchet set, i just did mine a few weeks ago and i had never done a brake job before. __________________ 1987 N/A Targa 5 speed no mods as yet

06-20-2007, 12:51 AM	#5
dannydavi 12psi boost Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sacramento, Ca Posts: 373	you need ratchet and sockets... you also need something to compress the cylinder like channel locks or a C Clamp or something, thats it. very simple. __________________ '86.5 Supra - A/T - N/A - JDM Useful Sites: ToyoDIY.com ToyotaPart.com MKIIITSRM

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06-19-2007, 09:17 PM	#4
supramacist 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Escape from the Prison Planet Posts: 1,356	You don't have allen wrenches? That's $8.00 I have needed them on other auto's myself but I have not done supra brakes yet either. Maybe some open faced wrenches and a socket set maybe some pliars. Nothing big on brakes unless you have an upgraded kit.

06-20-2007, 12:56 AM	#6
IHateHacks 20psi boost Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Haven/Hamden Posts: 793	Front calipers on MK3's have 1 bolt holding them on, I'm pretty sure its 13mm. Not allen head. Rear calipers also have 1 bolt holding them on. Its a pretty wierd set up, as far as the sliding pins are concerned.

06-20-2007, 02:56 AM	#7
cre Toyota Racing Development Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5,038	I love the way they're set up... so easy to to work on. I'm pretty sure it's a 12mm.

06-21-2007, 05:09 PM	#9
supramacist 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Escape from the Prison Planet Posts: 1,356	Sometimes it seems intimidating to do things you aren't used to, especially if you haven't done them before. Just have some confidence in your abilities dude.