Brakes squeal horribly backing out of driveway each day

[slamkad]

Has anyone else tried this? I have had ZERO noise from the brakes since I applied the anti-seize to the brake pads at all 4 corners.

This is such an easy thing to try. If the noise is making you dislike the 4Runner give this a try.

I park my 4Runner in the garage. I would hear the squeal when backing up in the morning or when parked for a few hours. I have not taken it in for the TSB since it doesn’t seem to solve the problem.

Last week I had all the wheels off to spray the frame with Fluid Film, and I figured would try and solve the brake squeal myself. I wanted to try resolving the brake squeal with anti-seize.

I took the brake pads out and put anti-seize between the pads and shims and between the shims. I also put anti-seize on all contact points. I did this to all 4 corners. When I pulled them out I did notice that some of the shims seemed loose and were not held tight to the brake pad. If I had to guess, the squeal is coming from that loose shims. With anti-seize applied it keeps the shims and brake pads together.

I have drove everyday since I have add the anti-seize to the brake pads and I have not heard any noise since then. I am putting this out there for others to try.

I would like some feedback by others.

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[ifunlisted]

Has anyone else tried this? I have had ZERO noise from the brakes since I applied the anti-seize to the brake pads at all 4 corners.

This is such an easy thing to try. If the noise is making you dislike the 4Runner give this a try.

If it's still working for yours it seems like great thing to try for the folks out there with mechanic tools and skills. If a few more people try it and it works I would even consider picking some up and asking Toyota maintenance if they can do it the next time my tires are rotated.

 

[Joestac]

Has anyone else tried this? I have had ZERO noise from the brakes since I applied the anti-seize to the brake pads at all 4 corners.

This is such an easy thing to try. If the noise is making you dislike the 4Runner give this a try.

I just had Toyota fix it for free at my 10k service. Almost 10k more miles on the truck and haven't heard a peep out of the brakes since.

 

[ifunlisted]

I just had Toyota fix it for free at my 10k service. Almost 10k more miles on the truck and haven't heard a peep out of the brakes since.

That's awesome! I was in for my 5K service a couple months ago and they told me the kits are on backorder, possibly until next year:/

 

[Joestac]

That's awesome! I was in for my 5K service a couple months ago and they told me the kits are on backorder, possibly until next year:/

My dealer said he had 130 stacked up waiting on mostly rotors, but since my TH is 4WD, I just needed the pads and shims. He had those and swapped them for me.

 

[slamkad]

Glad to hear that the replacement parts are actually solving the problem. Back in November nothing was fixing the issue. I wanted to give my idea a try. To my surprise it took care of the noise. I like do as much maintenance and repairs as I can do myself. And I will continue to do so on my 2025 SR5 as long as I can.

I just had Toyota fix it for free at my 10k service. Almost 10k more miles on the truck and haven't heard a peep out of the brakes since.

 

[Joestac]

Glad to hear that the replacement parts are actually solving the problem. Back in November nothing was fixing the issue. I wanted to give my idea a try. To my surprise it took care of the noise. I like do as much maintenance and repairs as I can do myself. And I will continue to do so on my 2025 SR5 as long as I can.

Same. I regretted bringing mine in for the 10k. They cross-threaded two of my skid plate bolts and I had to re-tap them. I'll just keep doing the changes myself.

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