2008 RX-350 Rear rotor removing tips
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2008 RX-350 Rear rotor removing tips
I have just replaced my rear brake rotors and would like to share a tip on removing the rear rotors.
Car: 2008 RX-350, all wheel drive.
In order to remove the rotors, I had to do the following:
1. put the car in neutral (DO make sure you are on a leveled ground and with enough force/blocks to stop the car from rolling)
2. release the parking brake
3. rotate the rotor so that the access hole is at 6 clock postion, then use a flat screw driver to get into the access hole and turn the adjustment gear down until the rotor is freed from the parking brake pads.
Step 1 is necessary or you won't be able to position the access hole at 6 clock position.
-Wayne
Car: 2008 RX-350, all wheel drive.
In order to remove the rotors, I had to do the following:
1. put the car in neutral (DO make sure you are on a leveled ground and with enough force/blocks to stop the car from rolling)
2. release the parking brake
3. rotate the rotor so that the access hole is at 6 clock postion, then use a flat screw driver to get into the access hole and turn the adjustment gear down until the rotor is freed from the parking brake pads.
Step 1 is necessary or you won't be able to position the access hole at 6 clock position.
-Wayne
Last edited by wzwz8221; 07-31-17 at 05:00 AM.
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I have just replaced my rear brake rotors and would like to share a tip on removing the rear rotors.
Car: 2008 RX-350, all wheel drive.
In order to remove the rotors, I had to do the following:
1. put the car in neutral
2. release the parking brake
3. rotate the rotor so that the access hole is at 6 clock postion, then use a flat screw driver to get into the access hole and turn the adjustment gear down until the rotor is freed from the parking brake pads.
Step 1 is necessary or you won't be able to position the access hole at 6 clock position.
-Wayne
Car: 2008 RX-350, all wheel drive.
In order to remove the rotors, I had to do the following:
1. put the car in neutral
2. release the parking brake
3. rotate the rotor so that the access hole is at 6 clock postion, then use a flat screw driver to get into the access hole and turn the adjustment gear down until the rotor is freed from the parking brake pads.
Step 1 is necessary or you won't be able to position the access hole at 6 clock position.
-Wayne
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Excellent, thank you. I have saved the information off for next time.
I, unfortunately, did the BFH approach and got it off that way. I knew something was holding it on (besides being stuck to the hub), but I had already broken part of the parking brake assembly (see highlighted image below with the part fixed), thus I continued to hit it until it came off. I was frustrated and couldn't figure it, so I paid a mobile mechanic to come out; he fixed that in about 5 minutes and then I finished the brake job. Still much cheaper than taking it into a shop, I got some tools out of the deal and I learned a lot.
I, unfortunately, did the BFH approach and got it off that way. I knew something was holding it on (besides being stuck to the hub), but I had already broken part of the parking brake assembly (see highlighted image below with the part fixed), thus I continued to hit it until it came off. I was frustrated and couldn't figure it, so I paid a mobile mechanic to come out; he fixed that in about 5 minutes and then I finished the brake job. Still much cheaper than taking it into a shop, I got some tools out of the deal and I learned a lot.
Last edited by cdnewton; 07-31-17 at 12:03 PM.
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Excellent, thank you. I have saved the information off for next time.
I, unfortunately, did the BFH approach and got it off that way. I knew something was holding it on (besides being stuck to the hub), but I had already broken part of the parking brake assembly (see highlighted image below with the part fixed), thus I continued to hit it until it came off. I was frustrated and couldn't figure it, so I paid a mobile mechanic to come out; he fixed that in about 5 minutes and then I finished the brake job. Still much cheaper than taking it into a shop, I got some tools out of the deal and I learned a lot.
I, unfortunately, did the BFH approach and got it off that way. I knew something was holding it on (besides being stuck to the hub), but I had already broken part of the parking brake assembly (see highlighted image below with the part fixed), thus I continued to hit it until it came off. I was frustrated and couldn't figure it, so I paid a mobile mechanic to come out; he fixed that in about 5 minutes and then I finished the brake job. Still much cheaper than taking it into a shop, I got some tools out of the deal and I learned a lot.
When changing the back rotors definitely have some new rear brake hardware on hand...
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