The safety of a motor vehicle is paramount. Whether or not the Toyota Hilux are financial holes, certain maintenance actions are indispensable. Today we will explain to you when to change the brake discs of your Toyota Hilux? To do this, first of all, we will see what the brake discs of your car are used for, then, when to change the brake discs of your Toyota Hilux, and, finally, how to change them with new ones.

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Interest of the brake discs of a Toyota Hilux

We begin our content by explaining what the brake discs of a Toyota Hilux are used for, it will enable you to understand why it is necessary to ensure that that they are constantly in good functioning conditions.
Brake discs are the main part of your braking system. Indeed, braking on an Toyota Hilux is hydraulic, it is a system of hoses and pressurized oil that will come into action when you press your brake pedal. This pressure will actuate a piston that will push the brake pads on your brake disc which is mounted on your wheel. When the brake pads will pinch the discs which will bring about your Toyota Hilux to brake.

When to change the brake discs of a Toyota Hilux?

We will now move on to the part that most certainly attracts you to this article, namely, when replacing the brake discs of a Toyota Hilux? How we revealed it to you just before, the brake discs and pads work in osmosis, however these two components are wearing parts and they will, after some time and specifically the friction when braking wears out and loses braking power. We will now detail the different ways to know when to change them:

  • We consider that generally the brake discs should be changed every 80, 000 – 100, 000 km on a Toyota Hilux , however it is necessary to know that dependent on your driving style and the type of journey this can vary significantly. Indeed, if you principally drive on the motorway and your brakes are only slightly used, this amount can increase, in contrast, if you only drive in built-up areas, it can reduce.
  • A simple and good method to find out the state of the brake discs on your motor vehicle is during the technical inspection. Indeed this thorough control checks the state of your brakes and the controller will tell you if they are in good state or need to be changed.
  • A simple visual method to know when to change the brake discs on your Toyota Hilux is to remove the wheels after the car has been set on stands. Once removed, you will be able to access your discs and verify their state. If they have any big scratches or deformations you will have to change them. Otherwise the second indicator to check is to measure the depth of the disk in relation to its edge, if this value exceeds 1 mm you will have to change them by new ones.

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How to change the brake discs on your Toyota Hilux?

Finally, to end this article we will quickly show you how to change the brake discs of your Toyota Hilux. You must know that if you change the brake discs of your car, you will absolutely have to change the brake pads of your Toyota Hilux, don’t think twice to seek advice from our article which explains you how to make this change.
As far as changing discs is concerned, here are the main steps to stick to:

  • Put your Toyota Hilux on stands, take off the wheels you want to work on.
  • Using a large flat screwdriver, pry on your brake pads to compress the caliper piston as much as possible and have enough play to make all your changes.
  • Using large Torx bits, remove the two nuts that lock the upper part of your brake caliper, remove it.
  • Remove your brake pads, then unlock your brake discs thanks to the two torx screws on the side of the disc, you may need a mallet to remove the discs.
  • Replace the discs and tighten them with the new torx screws provided, change your pads, reassemble the upper part of the caliper and tighten everything tightly.
  • Mounting your wheels, and remember to do a 500-kilometer brake break-in before braking hard.

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