OEM brake pad question

Changing front brakes on my 07 TRD off road. I have 1 A pad, 1 B, and 2 C’s. Does the A go on the drivers side (inside), B on the passenger inside, and the C’s on the outsides?

 

Good Question.....pictures if you have a chance...



I believe the wear indicator goes on the inside of the rotor on the front brakes. ....you should be able to match them up at you remove them.

 

The ones I took off had the wear indicators on outside but I seen/read where they are supposed to go on inside. Just trying to get a definite answer.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzgh_LVAIDE

This video gives you a reference point....advance to 4:22

 

I believe if you look in the front brake replacement thread the “indicator” goes on the inside leading edge of the rotor ...

 

So it goes on the inside and down

 

In my notes I have it as

Pad A is for the driver side inside (engine side)

Pad B is for the passenger inside pad

The C’s go on the outsides

 

You are correct. I had only taken off the driver side pads at time of post. When I took off the passenger side the indicator was on the inside unlike the driver side. And a Toyota dealership did the last brake job before I bought the truck. Lol. Anyway, I put them on the inside.

 

Yea but inside and which way ?

 

They can only go on one way if you put them on the inside. I can’t remember if the indicators were on the top or bottom, I’m thinking top though. Like you said, A on driver inside, B on passenger inside, C’s on the outside.

 

No I’m pretty sure inside and down
(The leading edge of the rotor)

 

See this post , number 28 B

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/how-to-change-front-brakes-pads-and-rotors.353082/

 

Ok I misunderstood, they are inside and down.

 

Per the video, I do it a little differently. I lightly grease the hub areas that contact the new rotor. Not much, just enough to hopefully keep it from rusting to the hub. I also wipe the pins off, then lightly hit them with a Scotchbright pad, lightly grease, then reinsert.

 

You should just use new , they are only a couple bucks and the retaining clips also (they are like .25¢) That’s what I did anyway, used all new everything