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Rear vibration after calipers/rotors/pads changed

Discussion in '4th Gen 4Runners (2003-2009)' started by Ichiban, Sep 13, 2021.

  1. Sep 13, 2021 at 6:48 AM
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    Ichiban

    Ichiban [OP] New Member

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    Good morning,

    Over the past weekend, I changed out my rear calipers/rotors/pads on my 2004 4runner SR5 due to seized calipers. The rear passenger's side rotors came off easy using the two bolts method. However, the rear driver's side was a real pain to take off. I managed to broke it lose by putting a screwdriver on the adjuster and beating the front of the rotors until it came lose. Since this was the first time I'm doing rear brake jobs, I forgot to count how many clicks on the adjuster I turned down. After putting on the new rotor, I re-adjusted the brake shoe by turning the adjuster wheel up but I think I may have adjusted it too much because the shoes are touching the rotor tight where it took effort to spin the hub freely. I torqued down my lug nuts to spec.

    This morning when I drove to work, I get a rear end vibration going 60mph+ like symptoms of an unbalanced tires. I just got new wheels so I know my tires are balanced.

    Would the vibration be because of brake shoe adjusted too tight where it drags on the rotor?
     
  2. Sep 13, 2021 at 7:14 AM
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    SlvrSlug

    SlvrSlug Slightly bent.

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