Front brake squeal and pad checks

Symptoms

The fix, step by step

1. If the truck is under warranty, start at the dealer and ask about L-SB-0036-24.
2. A LandCruiserForum member said the bulletin repair is almost a carbon copy of a Tundra fix.
3. On the LC250, where a Toyota representative said there was no Toyota-side bulletin, one dealer replaced the front pads, rotors and pad shims under warranty.
4. Some owners found the squeal faded after a series of moderate-to-hard stops, but for others it came back.
5. For your own checks, the Lexus schedule inspects pads and discs every 5,000 miles.
6. The owner's manual gives a pad wear limit of 0.04 in (1 mm) and accepts DOT 3 or DOT 4 brake fluid.
7. It also says the reservoir level drops slightly as the pads wear.
8. Torque the wheel nuts to 97 ft-lb and recheck them after 1,000 miles.

Tools & part numbers

• Torque wrench to 100 ft-lb
• caliper piston tool or large C-clamp
• brake cleaner
• pad-slide grease
• fluid baster for the reservoir

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