Brake pad replacement
Pit Crew
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 167
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From: CA
You guys got me curious about this e-brake feature(1st exp with this), love to learn more about it. When in auto-park, do the pistons only locked on the 2 rear ones? Or do all 4 gets locked?
Obviously in the future I'd need new pads so I am wondering if any/most mechanic(non dealership) would have this "scan tool" to retract the pistons and perform the replacement.
Obviously in the future I'd need new pads so I am wondering if any/most mechanic(non dealership) would have this "scan tool" to retract the pistons and perform the replacement.
you will need to do your own research to find one that will work on the RX 350
Driver
Joined: Oct 2017
Posts: 94
Likes: 14
From: NJ
On a side note, I went 90k on my Camry original pads since purchased new before first change! I used to hypermile and cared a ton about not using brakes, using engine (gears) or just coast to slow down. I loved that car sooo much, sold at 189k.
My RX’s auto drive is constantly in use and brakes are getting a workout, but honestly not having to press pedals is such a joy, I just can’t bring myself to drive ‘normally’. So now every drive it’s how do I ‘auto’instead of how do I hypermile. an extra brake job or two is cost of literally my rx driving me around.
My RX’s auto drive is constantly in use and brakes are getting a workout, but honestly not having to press pedals is such a joy, I just can’t bring myself to drive ‘normally’. So now every drive it’s how do I ‘auto’instead of how do I hypermile. an extra brake job or two is cost of literally my rx driving me around.
i believe there is a way to do it without a scan tool - it involves removing the motor that engages the parking brake. there is a PDF floating around for the NX - i believe its similar and if it is i think it involves replacing some o-rings.
hopefully a DIY.. or someone on youtube has done it =)
hopefully a DIY.. or someone on youtube has done it =)
Rookie
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 83
Likes: 3
From: California
NX 300h / NX 200t Rear Brake Service Quick Training Guide PDF
https://media-cf.assets-cdk.com/team...TG_Outline.pdf
https://media-cf.assets-cdk.com/team...TG_Outline.pdf
Driver School Candidate
Joined: May 2017
Posts: 40
Likes: 5
From: MN
Hey guys. Has there been any updates on how to retract the rear parking brake via the Techstream tool? I've got Techstream and was snooping around looking at the different options and I came across "ABS/VSC/TRAC/EPB" option. Within that, I noticed a Parking Brake SW option set to ON. To release the parking brake, do all I need to do is select this option, then I can push the brake "puck" back into the caliper? If you've used Techstream for rear brake pad replacement, can you enter the steps you used?
I did see this on youtube. Basically the mechanic appears to be disconnecting the EPB lead and jumping across the two leads with 12 volts. This might be my plan B if I can't get the instructions for Techstream.
Lastly, the NXT instructions seen in previous comments have a mechanical option to manually reset the EPB. I think this may be my plan C due to needing new seals for the EPB cover once removed.
I did see this on youtube. Basically the mechanic appears to be disconnecting the EPB lead and jumping across the two leads with 12 volts. This might be my plan B if I can't get the instructions for Techstream.
Lastly, the NXT instructions seen in previous comments have a mechanical option to manually reset the EPB. I think this may be my plan C due to needing new seals for the EPB cover once removed.
Hey guys. Has there been any updates on how to retract the rear parking brake via the Techstream tool? I've got Techstream and was snooping around looking at the different options and I came across "ABS/VSC/TRAC/EPB" option. Within that, I noticed a Parking Brake SW option set to ON. To release the parking brake, do all I need to do is select this option, then I can push the brake "puck" back into the caliper? If you've used Techstream for rear brake pad replacement, can you enter the steps you used?
I did see this on youtube. Basically the mechanic appears to be disconnecting the EPB lead and jumping across the two leads with 12 volts. This might be my plan B if I can't get the instructions for Techstream.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o560XEalL3M
Lastly, the NXT instructions seen in previous comments have a mechanical option to manually reset the EPB. I think this may be my plan C due to needing new seals for the EPB cover once removed.
I did see this on youtube. Basically the mechanic appears to be disconnecting the EPB lead and jumping across the two leads with 12 volts. This might be my plan B if I can't get the instructions for Techstream.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o560XEalL3M
Lastly, the NXT instructions seen in previous comments have a mechanical option to manually reset the EPB. I think this may be my plan C due to needing new seals for the EPB cover once removed.
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on a side note... i think the tool the guy in the video was looking for was "C-CLAMP" haha
thanks again
Driver School Candidate
Joined: May 2019
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
From: MD
Noob here running into issues changing my rear brakes also(2016 RX350). I've tried turning off the parking brake and I still can't get the piston retracted enough to get the caliper back on once the new pads are in place. There are a million scanner tools on Amazon, both Techstream and not. I tried Carista, but even the Pro version doesn't have this functionality; has anyone out there actually used Techstream to get this to work? I'm looking at this item:
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!