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CarGuru > Toyota > Avalon Brakes 22 April 2005 06:08:39

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Lou 22 April 2005 06:08:39
 What type pads came from the factory on a 2002 XLS?
Ceramic, semi-metalic etc.
TIA
Lou
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Steve Henderson 21 April 2005 09:33:58 permanent link ]
 Lou wrote:> What type pads came from the factory on a 2002 XLS?> Ceramic, semi-metalic etc.> TIA> Lou
I have a 2002 LXS Avalon - and the dealer recently replaced my pads with
"original equipment" Ceramic pads, and turned the disks ON THE CAR. The
brakes are as smooth as butter again. I've now got about 1,500 miles on
it since the brake job, and there's been no problems, and no pulsing.

I'm keeping kids with air wrenches AWAY from all my wheels from now on.
If a tire dealer wants MY business, they must be willing to use manual
torque wrenches set to toyota factory specs, and demonstrate that their
mechanics know the proper way to criss-cross back and forth around the
wheel, gradually tightening the lug nuts to avoid warping my new
hard-earned brake components..

Steve
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Scott in Florida 21 April 2005 15:35:38 permanent link ]
 On Thu, 21 Apr 2005 00:33:58 -0500, Steve Henderson
<shenderson_2@chart­er.net> wrote:
Lou wrote:>> What type pads came from the factory on a 2002 XLS?>> Ceramic, semi-metalic etc.>> TIA>> Lou>I have a 2002 LXS Avalon - and the dealer recently replaced my pads with >"original equipment" Ceramic pads, and turned the disks ON THE CAR. The >brakes are as smooth as butter again. I've now got about 1,500 miles on >it since the brake job, and there's been no problems, and no pulsing.>
I'm keeping kids with air wrenches AWAY from all my wheels from now on. >If a tire dealer wants MY business, they must be willing to use manual >torque wrenches set to toyota factory specs, and demonstrate that their >mechanics know the proper way to criss-cross back and forth around the >wheel, gradually tightening the lug nuts to avoid warping my new >hard-earned brake components..>
Steve

I bought 4 tires from Sam's club.

They set their air wrench at a very low torque setting and hand torque
with a torque wrench...all bolts.

I was impressed and saved a bunch of money.

Included in the price is lifetime balance and rotation.


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Art 22 April 2005 03:45:14 permanent link ]
 Some people believe that the pulsation is caused by brake pad residue that
gets embedded in the disk and not by overtightening lugs (except for extreme
cases of overtightening).


"Steve Henderson" <shenderson_2@chart­er.net> wrote in message
news:lXG9e.4689$Gq6­.1915@fe02.lga...> Lou wrote:>> What type pads came from the factory on a 2002 XLS?>> Ceramic, semi-metalic etc.>> TIA>> Lou> I have a 2002 LXS Avalon - and the dealer recently replaced my pads with > "original equipment" Ceramic pads, and turned the disks ON THE CAR. The > brakes are as smooth as butter again. I've now got about 1,500 miles on it > since the brake job, and there's been no problems, and no pulsing.>
I'm keeping kids with air wrenches AWAY from all my wheels from now on. If > a tire dealer wants MY business, they must be willing to use manual torque > wrenches set to toyota factory specs, and demonstrate that their mechanics > know the proper way to criss-cross back and forth around the wheel, > gradually tightening the lug nuts to avoid warping my new hard-earned > brake components..>
Steve


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TeGGeR® 22 April 2005 06:08:39 permanent link ]
 "Art" <begunaNOSPAMPLEASE­@mindspring.com> wrote in
news:eWW9e.13451$44­.5429@newsread1.news­.atl.earthlink.net:
Some people believe that the pulsation is caused by brake pad residue> that gets embedded in the disk and not by overtightening lugs (except> for extreme cases of overtightening).


Some people believe many odd things. And others are actually right...
http://www.babcox.c­om/editorial/bf/bf10­0326.htm


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