Brake caliper/pads concern
#19
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Where in NY are u located?
Last edited by GS350Lexus; 06-14-11 at 05:16 PM.
#20
update:
went to a shop to have my brake taken a look at. they said the caliper pin was stuck so they took out the bolt on the bottom (i believe it's part 47815 in this diagram) http://lexus.sewellparts.com/images/...000/474423.jpg. it was really stuck in the caliper so the guy took a blowtorch and heated the area of the caliper up and had to use a hammer to get it out. i looked inside the caliper and it was really rusted. he took a wire brush and cleaned it out then lubed it and the bolt and put it back together. hopefully this takes care of it.
oh and just for reference if it hasn't been posted before, the 17x7.5 10-spoke wheel has an offset of +45 (i'm assuming that since that's what i saw stamped on one of the insides of the spokes)
went to a shop to have my brake taken a look at. they said the caliper pin was stuck so they took out the bolt on the bottom (i believe it's part 47815 in this diagram) http://lexus.sewellparts.com/images/...000/474423.jpg. it was really stuck in the caliper so the guy took a blowtorch and heated the area of the caliper up and had to use a hammer to get it out. i looked inside the caliper and it was really rusted. he took a wire brush and cleaned it out then lubed it and the bolt and put it back together. hopefully this takes care of it.
oh and just for reference if it hasn't been posted before, the 17x7.5 10-spoke wheel has an offset of +45 (i'm assuming that since that's what i saw stamped on one of the insides of the spokes)
Last edited by gridlock13; 06-17-11 at 06:56 PM.
#21
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gridlock, thats the pin that freezes. Every six months or so, check it.
Remove the caliper bolt, see if you can pivot the caliper up so the pads clear the rotor. If so, slide the caliper off the pin and relube it. I plan to do this everytime I swap my 2 sets of tires. Takes only a couple of minutes but will save time later. Like I said, I pressed Lexus into replacing both calipers.
They know this is a problem but don't want to announce a re-recall.
steviej
Remove the caliper bolt, see if you can pivot the caliper up so the pads clear the rotor. If so, slide the caliper off the pin and relube it. I plan to do this everytime I swap my 2 sets of tires. Takes only a couple of minutes but will save time later. Like I said, I pressed Lexus into replacing both calipers.
They know this is a problem but don't want to announce a re-recall.
steviej
#23
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I have lubed them up already 5 times, well my mechanic did. 4 times it hasn't held up. Last time we did a very crazy lube job on it, with putting the boot on very carefully and its been over a year, i just replaced rear brakes my self it works like a charm. So good to hear you got around doing it, do you feel a softer pedal? Better stopping? because I defiantly noticed when lexus changed out the rear right caliper that was frozen still.
#24
I have lubed them up already 5 times, well my mechanic did. 4 times it hasn't held up. Last time we did a very crazy lube job on it, with putting the boot on very carefully and its been over a year, i just replaced rear brakes my self it works like a charm. So good to hear you got around doing it, do you feel a softer pedal? Better stopping? because I defiantly noticed when lexus changed out the rear right caliper that was frozen still.
#25
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Yes both got stuck. First it was the left one which is on its 5th lube, and then it became the right one. I made an appointment to lexus stating that my left caliper pin is stuck. I come back to get my car and they replaced the right rear caliper, saying the left one was fine but the right one was bad. As of right now i have a new one the right and a lubed up one in the left. Next time the left one gets stuck im going to lexus to replace it.
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