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Wow, damage from the factory? It's not that hard to damage a brake pad, drop them on concrete and they end up looking something like that (ask me how I know).
Pads are from factory with about 12k miles on them. Fronts are Advics and rears are Akebonos.
I find it very interesting that Lexus uses 2 different brand brake pads front and rear. Was it the Advics or Akebono pads that had the chunk missing?
Warranty should cover it.
Wow, damage from the factory? It's not that hard to damage a brake pad, drop them on concrete and they end up looking something like that (ask me how I know).
No, vehicle was bought NEW. With the driving conditions, I felt brake pulsation after 12k miles later. So, I disassembled to find out what was the culprit.
I find it very interesting that Lexus uses 2 different brand brake pads front and rear. Was it the Advics or Akebono pads that had the chunk missing?
Warranty should cover it.
Is there a way to retract the parking brake on a 2017 RX350 without buying any additional tools for a brake job?
Just did a full four-wheel pads & rotors job on my 2019 RX. Didn't have a spare 12V battery sitting around, but I had a couple of old PC power supplies that put out 12V and did the job nicely. Just cut off the connectors and put a small alligator clip on one of the black wires and one of the yellow ones. Worked great and only took about 30 seconds to fully retract the e-brake. There's a video on another post here that shows which connector on the e-brake is negative (connect black to it) and which is positive (yellow).
Could have skipped the rotors as they showed hardly any wear at 79,500 miles, but bought a full set just to be safe. Pads were down to between 1.5-2 mm, so not bad considering the mileage. If you're just doing pads the job is fairly easy. I would recommend some kind of caliper piston compression tool, like a cheap $10 Harbor Freight one. I used to use a c-clamp and old brake pads but the cheap tool is much easier and faster.
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