VBdenny

I did not have to remove the battery or air thing. I did take out more screws than I had to on the first side. Look at it and go slow and you will figure it out. There is the possibility that they changed it for 91, as mine is a 90. Most Lexus stuff is over-engineered to the hilt so it does take awhile to figure it out. Good luck. Denny

I gotta agree with LS Todd. I would add a can of either Slick 50 Fuel System Treatment, or Valvoline Fuel System treatment. If you don't pay $10, you have the wrong stuff and nothing else works as well. My friend had the same probem with his Cadillac and have a tune-up, and the computer replaced and it still did the same thing. He said go drive it. I did, right to the auto parts store where I dumped in 2 containers. The next few days his problem was gone. He couldn't believe it.

d to see I am not alone. I fixed the problem by cutting a piece of wood the proper length and keeping it in the trunk. Since my hood will stay up for about 4-5 minutes I also posted a WATCH OUT warning under the hood since I don't want someone hurt. They ought to give us all new struts at a reasonable price or even free. There is obviously a design defect in these struts which SHOULD have resulted in a recall. Very dangerous condition for some unsuspecting person looking under the hood. I'm sure the MB and BMW people laugh seeing most Lexus owners using a stick to hold the hood up.

Thanks for the info. I removed the RR tire and found out indeed the caliper was sticking. Since the pads were way worn from the caliper sticking I whipped over to a local Lexus dealer (with my wallet). No I didn't pay them the $700 bucks they quoted to do the brakes, I just bought a set a brake pads for $75 bucks (my Chevy's cost $18). I cleaned up the boot (which wasn't torn) then using a C-clamp and a small piece of flat metal I compressed the piston back into the caliper (NOTE: if you have anti-lock ABS brakes you must open the bleeder valve as you do this or you will damage the ABS) and installed the new pads.

I must say having done many brake jobs over the years that Lexus has a most excellent design on brakes. I did both sides in less than 30 minutes using the one both out, hinged calipers. I found out that only the top bolt must be removed. Tools needed for job, 14mm wrench (included in Lexus tool kit) and a C-clamp which I bought at Home Depot for $8 (since I am away from home at the moment). Anyone can do brakes on a Lexus and save close to $1000. My experience with the dealers is that they always get big money for you for everything. Luckily, Lexus engineering makes working on these cars easier than most. They key is to carefully study the parts before and during disassembly.

I probably would have installed a new caliper but since the dealer didn't have one in stock? and I was afraid to ask the cost, I used the same one. Seems to be working fine.

By the way, I LOVE driving this car. I can easily run at 100mph on the Jersey Turnpike and still be loafing.

Although I'm not sure if there is much differnce between 90 and 91, the adjustment procedure is probably about the same. By the way, I found all this out when one of my bulbs burned out. At that time I noticed that one of the lens covers could be moved. After studying the complicated, but well engineered system, I determined that there are several sets of screws, two of which are for headlight adjustment. What happenes is that the nut that the screws, screw into come loose so that the screw just turns. If you study the setup and disassemble the headlight system, you will see what I mean. I'm pretty good with car stuff but I will say it took me 30 minutes to understand it. Rest assured that I changed both bulbs since I already knew how to do it.

I have a 1990 LS400 and I noticed a brake noise which sounded like it was dragging. I felt the rims after driving less than 5 miles and the right rear was very hot. Are sticking calipers a typical Problem on a Lexus? I didn't see any other posts regarding brakes.