Got myself into some trouble..
05-13-05, 12:12 AM
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Dude, just from your post, you are going to be in for a shocker! I can see it now---running in to the computer and typing up something how do i do this 
about 100 times! Im telling ya he needs the rotors TURNED..period!! He is going to wonder why his steering wheel is wobbling all over the place when he steps on the brakes.....but live and learn
about 100 times! Im telling ya he needs the rotors TURNED..period!! He is going to wonder why his steering wheel is wobbling all over the place when he steps on the brakes.....but live and learn
05-13-05, 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by nthach
that's the quick and dirty way to do it. What I do is also clean the caliper and disc, lube the sliding surfaces and slider pins with Sil-Glyde, and clean off the shims and either apply Sil-Glyde or some kind of brake grease. You need new pads too, and possibly new rotors.
05-13-05, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Booyah
Dude, just from your post, you are going to be in for a shocker! I can see it now---running in to the computer and typing up something how do i do this about 100 times! Im telling ya he needs the rotors TURNED..period!! He is going to wonder why his steering wheel is wobbling all over the place when he steps on the brakes.....but live and learn
about 100 times! Im telling ya he needs the rotors TURNED..period!! He is going to wonder why his steering wheel is wobbling all over the place when he steps on the brakes.....but live and learn
05-13-05, 04:13 PM
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Some how I get the sense that you can not be talked out of it.
Do your research before hand and read this thread.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...695#post551695
Please read the disclaimer and make sure your boss hears it from you. If he has family, he himself may bow out gracefully.
Noooo . You do not contaminate the brake fluid by stuffing rag in it. Fibers can cause long term problems.
Listen to all the good advice on examining the rotors before embarking on replacing the pads.
If there is pitting and grooves, you will NOT get the braking from a new pad (loss of contact surface).
Good Luck.
Salim
Do your research before hand and read this thread.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...695#post551695
Please read the disclaimer and make sure your boss hears it from you. If he has family, he himself may bow out gracefully.
Noooo . You do not contaminate the brake fluid by stuffing rag in it. Fibers can cause long term problems.
Listen to all the good advice on examining the rotors before embarking on replacing the pads.
If there is pitting and grooves, you will NOT get the braking from a new pad (loss of contact surface).
Good Luck.
Salim
05-13-05, 04:41 PM
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GOT, others have said it better, don't do it!
If you do and I don't recommend it at all, don't forget the grease or whatever is needed to stop the d*** LEXUS brake pad slam every time one reverses direction in any RX I have had. TSB for 99 I think. They even didn't fix it on the '03, at least the one I have! I drive around parking lots and my pads slam and the MB and BMW guys look at me like what is that!! I have gotten so used to it it's like an annnoying trait of a loved one that somehow grows on you. If your boss gets in there and those pads slam around after a directional reverse, you're toast!
This is the best thread I've seen in a while . . . let us know what happens
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If you do and I don't recommend it at all, don't forget the grease or whatever is needed to stop the d*** LEXUS brake pad slam every time one reverses direction in any RX I have had. TSB for 99 I think. They even didn't fix it on the '03, at least the one I have! I drive around parking lots and my pads slam and the MB and BMW guys look at me like what is that!! I have gotten so used to it it's like an annnoying trait of a loved one that somehow grows on you. If your boss gets in there and those pads slam around after a directional reverse, you're toast!
This is the best thread I've seen in a while . . . let us know what happens
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