How Do You Change Brake Rotors On A Toyota Avalon?
A repair shop will charge $60 to $90 an hour to replace the rotors on your Toyota Avalon, and you’ll be charged a minimum of an hour’s labor per rotor even if it only takes a few minutes each to change them. With the right tools and some automotive or mechanical experience, you can do it yourself and save. Park the Avalon on a flat paved surface. Apply the parking brake and release the hood latch. Place a wheel chock behind one rear tire, open the hood and remove half of the brake fluid from the master cylinder reservoir using the turkey baster. Discard the fluid appropriately and do not reuse. Replace the master cylinder cap securely. Break the lug nuts loose on the front tires with the breaking bar and a 21 millimeter socket. Lift the front of the Avalon with the floor jack and place a jack stand under the left and right front frame rails. Remove the lug nuts and wheels. Compress the piston of the left front caliper using the pry bar wedged between the caliper porthole in the front a