ghd8989

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I have just bought a 98 GS 400 from a gentlemen in PA. When I received the car today, I noticed the brake pedal goes almost all the way down before engaging the pads to the rotors. Is this because the car has been sitting for a bit or has someting gone wrong?

Tammy

My suspect would be air in the system.

Your best to go to a dealer, Lexus or Toyota, and have the system bled. They have the service tool needed to activate the solenoids in the brake ABS pump to completely evacuate the air.

rominl

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yes very likely there are bubble in the system. bleed the whole brake system and see if that helps

toy4life86

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why are the 98 gs400 brakes so ****ty?
what did they change in 99 and 2000?
i have driven a couple different model years and my own is a 98 currently and previously and i just hate the brakes

JLAM

iTrader: (1)

is there a way to do it yourself without the service tool? In my other cars before, we would just use a brake bleeder kit. But it sounds like for lexus cars there is a special tool? thanks!

mobilyte

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i recently bought and used a brake bleeder hose from pep boys, by far the easiest and cleanest way to bleed brakes without the help from another person.