LexusNX 200t Brake job
06-08-18, 08:24 PM
#2
Yep. Youtube or library and Chilton manual. Front end or rear end are VERY simple to do. I say about 20 minutes per wheel, no rush. With tools and know how, of course.
Same difference, those are same cars as NX.
Same difference, those are same cars as NX.
06-09-18, 10:54 AM
#3
Pole Position
There is a thread on here somewhere that discusses the rear brake. If it has the automatic parking brake, it is not as simple. I’ll see if I can find it.
Edit: here it is.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/nx-...0t-brakes.html
Edit: here it is.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/nx-...0t-brakes.html
Last edited by olgzr; 06-09-18 at 11:30 AM. Reason: add link
06-09-18, 03:45 PM
#4
Intermediate
There is a thread on here somewhere that discusses the rear brake. If it has the automatic parking brake, it is not as simple. I’ll see if I can find it.
Edit: here it is.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/nx-...0t-brakes.html
Edit: here it is.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/nx-...0t-brakes.html
"We replaced the rear brakes on my NX by removing the parking brake motor and manually turning the piston/screw that the motor's shaft inserts to with either a Torx or Allen wrench (can't remember). Once the replacement is complete, the motor will turn a little longer than usual the first time you operate the parking brake since you pushed the piston/screw all the way back and it's re-calibrating itself. This will throw a one-time code. Just reset it and you're done."
Since posting this, we've found out that the parking brake is a 12V motor, one polarity causes it to spin and "clamp down" the parking brake and reverse polarity causes it to spin the other way and "release" the parking brake. Just disconnect the electronic parking brake motor's plugs and run 12V supply with a spare battery, mobile jumpstarter, or something. If parking brake is already activated when you take the wheels off, you'll know you have the wrong polarity if it refuses to spin.
This "more elegant" solution eliminates the risk of tearing the parking brake motor gasket upon disassembly (happened to us). Fortunately, the gasket is virtually identical with those one fuel filters of some very old diesel vehicles in our market.
Hope this helped.
06-25-18, 01:41 AM
#5
In that thread, I replied:
"We replaced the rear brakes on my NX by removing the parking brake motor and manually turning the piston/screw that the motor's shaft inserts to with either a Torx or Allen wrench (can't remember). Once the replacement is complete, the motor will turn a little longer than usual the first time you operate the parking brake since you pushed the piston/screw all the way back and it's re-calibrating itself. This will throw a one-time code. Just reset it and you're done."
Since posting this, we've found out that the parking brake is a 12V motor, one polarity causes it to spin and "clamp down" the parking brake and reverse polarity causes it to spin the other way and "release" the parking brake. Just disconnect the electronic parking brake motor's plugs and run 12V supply with a spare battery, mobile jumpstarter, or something. If parking brake is already activated when you take the wheels off, you'll know you have the wrong polarity if it refuses to spin.
This "more elegant" solution eliminates the risk of tearing the parking brake motor gasket upon disassembly (happened to us). Fortunately, the gasket is virtually identical with those one fuel filters of some very old diesel vehicles in our market.
Hope this helped.
"We replaced the rear brakes on my NX by removing the parking brake motor and manually turning the piston/screw that the motor's shaft inserts to with either a Torx or Allen wrench (can't remember). Once the replacement is complete, the motor will turn a little longer than usual the first time you operate the parking brake since you pushed the piston/screw all the way back and it's re-calibrating itself. This will throw a one-time code. Just reset it and you're done."
Since posting this, we've found out that the parking brake is a 12V motor, one polarity causes it to spin and "clamp down" the parking brake and reverse polarity causes it to spin the other way and "release" the parking brake. Just disconnect the electronic parking brake motor's plugs and run 12V supply with a spare battery, mobile jumpstarter, or something. If parking brake is already activated when you take the wheels off, you'll know you have the wrong polarity if it refuses to spin.
This "more elegant" solution eliminates the risk of tearing the parking brake motor gasket upon disassembly (happened to us). Fortunately, the gasket is virtually identical with those one fuel filters of some very old diesel vehicles in our market.
Hope this helped.
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