Lance Van Buren

Thanks for the information; this is my first Lexus, so I guess I'm not used to all of the status messages, etc... I didn't realize that the rear brakes has such a long service life; they must be built very well indeed! There is an indie shop in my town that my Sister-in-Law uses for her RX330; I may drop by and have a look around as the dealer in town is frightfully expensive... Thanks again... LVB

Garaged at both the office and the house (Gold 2005 LS430). If only I could avoid the construction detritus around here! (several nails have found there way into the tires...)

Hello, everyone! I'm new to the forum but have been driving my 2005 LS430 for almost 3 years now and it's been a wonderful 3 years indeed! I've been looking around the forum for Q\A regarding brakes for my LS430 and have found a great deal of information; however, I do have a few questions remaining that I'd like to pose to the group before I peel off the wheels of my car. First, some quick background on my experience with brakes. I've done brakes before (on my old Camry - had it for 9 years and 217k miles..a wonderful car) and am of the opinion that my Lexus brakes shouldn't bee too different. My question is, since my car is now at 70,000 miles and has never had a break job, should I "default" to getting new rotors all the way around? I was thinking of having mine turned if they were needed, but as I do have relatively high miles for not having had a break job, I thought it might be worth just replacing the rotors, front, back and parking. Also, shall I change the pad(s) for the parking brake (how many pads are there for a parking brake on a Lexus LS430??). I've noticed a "groaning" sound when I step into the car when it's turned off, in park and the parking brake applied, like something is rubbing at the rear wheel..(yeah, I know...I should push away from the cheese cake..) Is that a parking brake noise or a rear suspension/shock noise? And a quick question about lubrication and anti-seize: I've seen a 12 oz "Can" of Disk Break Grease at Napa (says "bearing grease" on the bottom and the can is about 6 inches in diameter and about 3 inches tall) - is that what I need or is it the "Anti-squeal" stuff in the red tubes? Is the Copper anti-seize better than the Aluminum (or "silver") anti-seize? Thanks, all, for the help and for having such a comprehensive forum available.. LVB

The sensors stay in the wheels. If you don't have an alarm then they are ok. Bartkat - thanks for the information; I was worried that I lost my sensor capability. No alarms, but I will go check the air after work... Thanks LVB

This may be a dumb question, but I had my tires replaced (2005 LS430) from a "non-dealer" source and I'm wondering: did they reinstall the tire pressure sensors? My understanding is that the sensors are actually a part of the air valve...should I be concerned and am I even considering this correctly? Many thanks... LVB