Brake Dust on the LS 460
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Before I purchased my Lexus I had a lemon of a Benz. Those wheels needed to be cleaned once a week. I am amazined at the amount *Lack there of* of brake dust the Lexus has. Are they made of a diff. alloy?
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Based on very non-scientific visual observaions of the brake dust which I just did of our cars. They have not been washed in 2.5 weeks and been driven approximately three days per week and the about same mileage.
07 RX350 - dusty but very little
07 LS460L - dusty a bit more then RX
08 IS350 - very dusty
05 BMW 530i - extremely dusty
06 Mini Cooper S - extremely dusty
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i actually asked the dealership to look into the brake dust 'burning' smell every time i drove my LS hard....they said it was normal considering these are big brakes?....any advice would be appreciated on how to go about this...i've never encountered this smell when driving other cars (sports/luxury/normal)....
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i actually asked the dealership to look into the brake dust 'burning' smell every time i drove my LS hard....they said it was normal considering these are big brakes?....any advice would be appreciated on how to go about this...i've never encountered this smell when driving other cars (sports/luxury/normal)....
That sounds like BS to me. Sounds more like the caliper pistons have a buildup of gunk around the perimeter preventing complete retraction.
Drive the car for a couple miles without using the brakes and coast to a stop. Get out and see if the brake rotors feel hot. If so...the pads are dragging.
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i actually asked the dealership to look into the brake dust 'burning' smell every time i drove my LS hard....they said it was normal considering these are big brakes?....any advice would be appreciated on how to go about this...i've never encountered this smell when driving other cars (sports/luxury/normal)....
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The breaks should not smell, if they do, it will be like electrical wires very much like a clutch smell. but then something very serious wrong with the breaks if they smell, or very extreme use of the breaks.
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