HELP ! SNOW COMING 2MORO

How do I replace rotors on my 2000 Tacoma 4x4 v6. I gotta replace master cylinder too....I got brake callipers off just dont know how to get rotors off. We're supposed to get 5" snow tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

If you have the calipers off, then the rotors should just slide off. They may be rusted in place, so just kick em a couple times (making sure your vehicle is properly supported beforehand) and they should slide right off the lugs.

 

From what I remember on doing my '99. You just have to use a BFH (Big F'n Hammer) and beat them off.

 

hehe.... or wait, would a "That's what she said!" be more appropriate for this situation?

but OP: are you sure your rotors NEED to be replaced? those should last many times longer than the actual pads. I did my brakes about 3xxx miles ago on this truck, and the rotors still had plenty of meat on them. Dunno about the previous owner though.

 

LOL. And I'm usually the one to make those jokes.

It's best to at least turn them each time. Otherwise the new pads will wear quicker.

 

thank you all......i'm going to "beat my rotors off" ! LOL. P.S. i'm replacimg master cylinder too because brakes kept sticking shut. had to bleed line @ master cyl. to free them. i have tried to bleed whole system after replacing brakes but i'm not getting fluid to bleeders in 6 attempts. no fluid from top line on master cyl. either...............

 

Another possible cause of your brakes sticking may be the calipers themselves. They do wear out after a while and will cause that to happen.

 

BUT WHY AM I NOT GETTING FLUID?

 

Two other possibilities.

1) Steel brake line crimped somewhere.
2) Rubber in flexible brake line by wheels / tires could have started coming apart inside blocking the line.