Need OEM brake driveway inspection advice - 2014 TRD OR - 72,000 Miles

Can I gather any useful info about my brake condition from these photos? I am on OEM factory brakes, now at 72K and wondering if it's time to get them fully serviced. Last couple times at the shop (60K) the guys said they were fine. I noticed a clip style spring come loose off the front brake, and put it back in place with a pair of needle nose pliers.

I wedged my iphone inside the front passenger wheel and took these pics from the top and bottom facing back towards the caliper.
Wondering if anyone has any thoughts on pad wear and such. Thank you, kindly.

 

I see some pad there and it looks like some weeping of brake fluid ....are you having any issues? If you can I would recommend a brake inspection - pull the pads ect. Are you doing the work yourself?

 

I sprayed a small amount of brake cleaner in there an hour before taking the photo. I should have mentioned that sorry. Not doing it myself, I’ll either go to dealership or go to my lift and overall mechanic guy’s shop depending on cost and time. Dealership is expensive, but shop guy is a far drive, really busy and backed up sometimes.

 

Factory pads wouldn’t hurt at that mileage. That was about the time I replaced the pads on MY13.

 

Thanks. Also no issues, they just kind of suck. Soft feel and a bit slow to grab on hard stops. Rears are noisy in reverse usually. Figured 75k was about right for a brake job.

 

I’m still on factory rears and rotors at 117k. I’d like to do new rotors this spring / summer and will think about doing the rears. I seriously doubt they will need it though.

 

Went in for the 3 month later inspection. odometer 76.5K Walked out with fluid flush, new front pads, turned rotors and cleaned out drums. Glad I held on and got this done at the right time, and thanks again for the tips.

 

Yea I swapped front pads at 100K. Haven’t ever swapped rotors or rears and I’m at 154K now.

 

PLENTY of pad life left there. Maybe a fresh flush of brake fluid but everything looks good there IMO.

 

Suggest running your finger tip across the rotor surface from inside to outer edge to feel for grooves. If it's smooth, I would just do a pad swap and a fluid flush.

I do all of my own brake work, because it really is very simple and easy to do. For brake flushes, recommend the Motive bleeder system. You can pick up the system with the correct adapter plate for <$100, which is probably less than what you would pay a mechanic in labor for one brake job.

From the Motive website:

Toyota and Lexus- The majority of Toyotas and Lexus models use a reservoir cap that is a push to seal cap. It doesn't screw on or twist to lock. Some Toyotas and Lexus use a cap that has two locking tabs that engage inside the reservoir neck. Both of these types of caps will need to use the Universal Round kit 0101 which comes with adapter 1101 or the metal version the 0119 which comes with the 1119 adapter. Note - if the reservoir is under the cowl the 1101 or 1119 will not work. Also some Toyota and Lexus use an integrated master cylinder abs unit where the ABS unit is either directly below the master cylinder or attached to the side. We do not have a kit that works with those vehicles.

I use the 0101 for my Tacoma and Acura. I tried to use it on a friend's 4-Runner, but her truck had the ABS directly below the master cylinder, and the chain wouldn't fit around it. We had to bleed her truck the old fashion way.

https://www.motiveproducts.com/collections/import-power-bleeder-kits

Once you have a power bleeder kit, if you have other cars, you just need to buy the adapter kit that fits that one...you don't have to buy a entirely new kit.

 

In lieu of using a "pressure" style bleeder, which are awesome with troublesome bleeding on certain vehicles, a simple mightyvac will do the same by suctioning from the bleed valve.

I typically ensure mc is full, open the bleed valves and put the suction end on and let it bleed about half of the master cylinder. Rinse and repeat. It usually takes around 5 minutes per corner and only requires me to connect an air line and pop the rubber adapter onto the bleeder.

 

Brakes are quick and easy, so do them yourself! I flush my brake fluid every 2-3 years.

Just remember Toyota recommends Dot 3 fluid, but you can also use Dot 4.