Hi, I have a 200 camry CE. I am very happy with car with the exception of the brakes. The car now has 55,000 miles and I have always had a problem with trying to break from high speeds.Lots of vibration. I replaced the pads at 45,000 miles and it did not help. I am going to replace the rotors now and I am looking for recommendations on what brand and type to buy(slotted,etc).Thanks in advance for your help
At least check them with a dial gauge or something first.
New rotors may not be the whole story either. I had the same problem on an earlier model year. Couple of weeks ago, driving at low speed, felt like the street surface had little roller coasters in it -- turns out my brakes were locking up. Dealer diagnosed the problem as the calipers and quoted - sorry I forgot, but I remember just for convenience sake was willing to pay $350 and it was around $150 over that. Wound up getting online price matching at $59.90 ea. for calipers, and since I'd been planning to replace pads and rotors (had been told the only way to eliminate the vibration - only under hard braking from high speed, was to replace both pads and rotors). Went ahead and also purchased the Toyota "shim" and "fit" kits, which include all the associated hardware for the pads. Here's the point I'm trying to get to --- you also need to replace the slide pins and dust covers. Slide pins were around $5.94 and dust covers under $2. With air tools it only took a few seconds to remove the torque plate, you might be able to leave it on. I used all fully synthetic grease on shims and slide pins - cost around $6.95 for a tube. The old slide pins were really kind of jammed in the bores - needed to twist and pull with pliers to get them out. The prior owner had receipts for "new brakes" at the dealer shortly before I purchased. When I mentioned I'd noticed uneven brake pad wear to the dealer mechanic, he said "they all do that." Those slide pins equalize the braking force between sides. I cleaned the bores in the torque plate with solvent and applied new grease to the new slide pins. Now they operate smoothly and the brakes work better than ever. I used all Toyota parts.
I installed Raybestos PG Plus brand rotors and pads(ceramic) on my front brakes (2000 Camry v6). I also replaced the "pad support plates" with Beck Arnley brand. So far no problems. Everything seemed to fit great and they are quite. Haven't noticed much dusting either.
I used CRC brand synthetic caliper grease. One small tube of grease was enough for both sides.
RickC
Your rotors are warped, but if you do alot of 60-0 quick stops it wont be long before it happens again, stop easier, and be sure rear brakes are good will help a bit till the new ones warp.
NAPA told me the stock Toyota pads are also ceramic FWIW.
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