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What brakes do you use

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Nick3rdgen, Jun 30, 2025 at 9:13 AM.

  1. Jul 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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    Travlr

    Travlr Lost in the ozone again

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    I've made a living in the automotive industry. When I started working I decided to test the advice I heard from people working on cars, just to see if experience backed them up. Three thousand mile oil changes, rotating tires, changing spark plugs, transmission and radiator flushes, and all kinds of other things. It's called "cheap insurance" by people that do them regularly. Sixty years of driving, rebuilding vehicles, modifying vehicles, driving through the remote places, and talking to techs and car guys and customers with broken down cars... and I can tell you that the things that kill cars is more about the way you drive them than how you maintain them (within reason).
    But you don't want to hear that...

    As for the OP and the reason for the thread. If the guy is looking to replace brakes for the first time at 109K, I'd say he probably has good driving habits.
     
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  2. Jul 2, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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    3JOH22A

    3JOH22A トヨタ純正男娼

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    ^Except brake fluid degradation doesn't depend on driving habits. The fluid absorbs moisture and turns acidic over time. This happens whether the driver is hard on brakes or not.

    Brake fluid replacement was every 48 months in the Toyota maintenance booklet until the early 2010s, when Toyota had multiple recalls related to master cylinder failures. Thereafter the replacement interval was shortened to 36 months.
     
  3. Jul 2, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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    Vmax540

    Vmax540 Well-Known Member

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    Slotted to the Max !
     
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  4. Jul 2, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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    InThePlains

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    Ribbed, for her pleasure
     
  5. Jul 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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    Tocamo

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    Max brakes here in Canada. They deliver right to your door, usually the next day...
     
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