Marklopez

Alright I need your help CL. I drive a 2003 gs 300 with 149xxx miles. I bought it in the summer. No service records but I've been putting work into it. I've recently come across a noise coming from my passenger front end. The noise seems to only happen when the right side goes in first. Like in my drive way when I turn into it. The noise is similar to that of breaks when they grind in the morning when releasing them. I can also feel it in the floor board, well my girlfriend can. Any input from the GS community would help. Thanks!

AKS14

Is your GS lowered or is it all stock?

I would get the car up in the air and just give everything a quick once over. If LCA bushings, or upper/lower ball joints are worn they will creak/squeek and make noises so that could be your issue.

If it hasnt had them replaced already your a bit overdue on the ball joints.

Marklopez

All stock everything. It's not a creak or a squeak, but yea no records so Im doing lbj asap . I'll lift it tommorw and take a few pictures so yall can be the judges. I'm An amateur at this I know my way around my lexus Im just not sure how things should or should not look. Thanks for the quick response

brainsurge

have a look in the suspension sub-forum and especially this Thread.
A lot of squeaking and creaking is described there.
lbj's and uca's are major wear items on the 2GS. caster arms are also abused...

karolgt

Marklopez: do you have similar symptoms like I described in this thread? https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...eleration.html

I found (but I'm not 100% sure) the problem is with engine MOUNTING, but I will replace it in next few days and I will let you know.

So check your mounting, mine (on the driver side) is wet, and I hope this is the reason.

Marklopez

I'm also noticing that when I make a wide left turn to make a u turn i can fell the slight grind. I like I said it sounds just like my breaks in the morning when I release them. It's not a screetch or a creak noise. I can't replace them untill I come back from Baltimore. So hopefully I can drive it 5 more days and I'll be okay. I appreciate everyone's help.

Marklopez

"Them" as in the LBJ. If anyone thinks it's anything else help me out please

AKS14

Is the scraping feeling in the steering wheel?
Maybe somehow your steering knuckle is contacting something?

I havent really looked under my GS to see if its close to anything,but I know on my 240 that when the engine mounts were worn the engine would shift a bit and cause the downpipe to touch the steering knuckle in certain situations and would scrape/bind up a bit.

Also maybe just double check your wheels are torqued properly? If one is loose maybe its shifting a bit when turning?

Kind of an odd scenario but I would just double check everything, brakes, suspension, steering, just look it all over make sure nothing seems odd.

Marklopez

I know yall can't just eye it out but how do these look?

Marklopez

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marshun

definitely change out that lower ball joint asap!

if it is indeed all original then you are in danger. and before you install the new ones, put a bunch of grease in there.