94 Brake Problems need help

[Fonz87]

My Brake arent working well, kinda looks like, there not working at all.... i went to autozone and bought 2 rotors and brake pads to change it ... and my friend helped me with but the problem is that we got the caliper out but cant get the rotor out ......it looked like it was stucked in there or something .. and the nuts are rusted it out .. and my drive side rotor was like moving and was not in one place... but we couldnt take the caliper holdin thing out because of the nuts wouldnt loosen it up..... and now i cant drive it anywhere....we spend like 6 hours on it ..and stilll we didnt get anything so we put back everthing back together and the brakes got even worst and now i cant drive anywhere..... does anyone know what to do .... Is there a Brake Maunal for Tercels ?

[tercelandy]

Hey fonz, remove your front wheels. There are 2 caliper mounting bolts on the back for the caliper bracket. I believe they are 17mm. They are on there really tight, so be careful and don't get discouraged, you'll put some elbow grease to get them off. Once they're off, slide whole caliper, bracket, and pads off rotor. Set that aside. Now sometimes when rotors have been on for a while, they are a bitch to get off cause they're rusted on. They're is nothing holding the rotors on once wheel and caliper are off. So grab a big hammer and smash the rotor. You might want to put the lug nuts on some, so you don't damage your studs. Hit the rotor from the back and the front, and hit it where it is on hub, between the lug nuts, but be careful. If you still can't get them off, get a sledgehammer of an airhammer/chisel. Once they're off clean up the hub of any corrosion/rust, spray it down with some brake clean. Your caliper and pads are next...remove old pads. What you'll have to do now is compress the caliper piston...you can do this with channel locks and they make a special tool to do it, costs like 8 bucks. Before you compress it, you want to open the cap to your brake fluid reservoir, so it's easier, and doesn't blow seals out. Compress it all the way down. Now get your new pads, install shims if equipped or some brake quiet, and install. Put your new rotor on, slide new pads and caliper down, it'll be pretty tight, and tighten caliper bolts up-17mm bolts are around 80 ft lbs, 12,13mm bolts are around 25ftlbs. then do the other side...when your done, replace cap to brake fluid, pump brakes, and you should be good. If your brakes still are having trouble, let me know.-Andy

[jijiandfarmgang]

Hey,

Soak those bolts that wont break free with penetrating oil. Use a 17mm wrench with a large breaker bar, and I guarentee they will come off. I would recommend taking the bleeder screw out when compressing the pistons. I ruined the seals on a master cylinder not doing that. Youll have to bleed the brakes but its worth it. Also try adjusting the rear drums. There probably not working. jack the car in the rear. spin the tire. stick flat head screwdriver in the slot of the backing plate of the drum. keep moving it up and down until you it the adjuster and you hear it click. Keep doing that until the brake grabs and theres tension and it makes it hard to spin the wheel, then do the otherside.

[Fonz87]

haha thz for the reply... i got it done .. Me and my buddy worked on it and the bolts wouldnt come of and i broked my tool doing it ..so we put it back on everything and the next day i took it to the shop and the dude's air gun broke and the bolt still didnt come off so he broke the bolt .... It was the funniest thing i've seen.... But hay thz alot ... i got my brakes done , new transaxles both sides, new radiator, new engine oil and new tranmissin oil and after all that .. car kinda runs good .so im selling it ... i still have 3 little problems .... one the washer motor doesnt work .. i have a oil leak some where not a big one ... and my vipers go on automaticly ... the switch is messed up ... so i took the fuse out .... itz up for sale... 2000 .. im willing to sell it for 1600-1800....
thz