99 Tacoma 4x4 Front Brake Rotor Removal

On your model it's simple.. They come off when you take ff the caliper. The caliper is held on with two bolts. Remove them and hang the caliper out of the way with some bailing wire. Then the rotors about fall off. They are actually held on with the lug bolts but the caliper is clamped down on it. You might need to back the caliper pistons off a bit with a c-clamp.

I just did a break job on my 98 and it should be the same. Actually the hardest part I had was getting the stupid disk pad pins out as they were rusted in. But the rotor's were easy.

Joe Loucka

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Start prepping the bolts with lubricant or break-free to aid the job along.

Thanks for the info, guys. It turns out the rotors do just about fall off....when hit with a 16 pound sledgehammer from the back side. Once I was positive they were not bolted on to anything, I had no choice but to spray some penatrating lube on them, then wack away. Considering I have 105K on the truck, and this is my first brake job, I can see how they would be stubborn to remove. The sledge also came in handy for breaking the caliper bolts loose. I could not get a cheater piple long enough up under the fender well to break those loose, so it took a socket wrench and the big hammer. Brake job is done now, and I've saved a lot of money. Once the rotor issue was resolved, replacing the pads was simpler than on any other vehicle I've worked on. I just wish the Chilton's guide would have been more specific about which models had free floating rotors, and which required hub removal. Thanks again to everyone who replied!