# Tacoma Brake Job

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/tacoma-brake-job/33319>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** tacoma, brakes, toyota\
**Created:** [July 13, 2009, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tacoma-brake-job/33319 "2009-07-13T14:41:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![mddones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aeb1de/32.png) [@mddones](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mddones)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tacoma-brake-job/33319/1 "2009-07-13T14:41:52Z")

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Just had front brake job done at Toyota dealership. While doing them they found one brake caliper frozen and had to replace. Should they have done both? Also they charged me $460 for the one caliper. Isn’t that steep?

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tacoma-brake-job/33319/2 "2009-07-13T14:54:02Z")

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You don’t need to replace both. Just replace the one that’s broke.

YES it is steep…Dealer prices are VERY VERY steep. I had to replace a caliper on my 4runner…Bought a QUALITY rebuilt unit for $110.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tacoma-brake-job/33319/3 "2009-07-13T15:28:59Z")

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No need to replace the caliper that’s OK.

Dealer parts prices are always high. That’s one of the reasons many of us prefer independent mechanics.

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**Author:** ![bloody\_knuckles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@bloody\_knuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bloody_knuckles)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tacoma-brake-job/33319/4 "2009-07-13T17:18:04Z")

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When I am doing my own work I replace them in pairs because the parts are cheap (typically $50 per reman caliper). If I am paying a garage I only replace the one that is frozen.

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2009, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tacoma-brake-job/33319/5 "2009-07-13T17:19:43Z")

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$50 is very cheap…Some more expensive calipers which have 4 pistons get to be a bit pricier.