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Old Apr 22, 2009 | 01:02 AM
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Default Brake problem: Rumble when trying to come to complete stop

I have read may topic on this fourm and I think it great for the lexus community to share their knowledge. I have been trying to fix this brake problem for over 1 1/2 years and still no luck.

The car started braking weird after the ball joint broke off. After replacing both front ball joints, Alignment and $1000+ of damages due to the ball joint the car started to brake funny. For example driving down on the road at 40 mph when you see a red light you brake slowly. By the time you get to the red light you are almost at a complete stop and at THIS monent you head a rumble from the brake. It seem like rumble/screeching/ caliper not gripping sought of feeling. I though the rotor and brake pads were bad so I change them out. Still the same. Changes out 2 front caliper with remaufacture/aftermarket caliper. Still no luck. Changed out the brake lines, still no luck.
If you are the driver and when you are almost to a complete stop the noise seems like it is comming from the passenger side. If you are the passenger and when the car almost come to a complete stop the noise seems to be from the driver side. I don't know what to do next. Does anyone have similar brake problem like this?

Car is stock 2000 GS300

Have changed but no luck:
Both front rotors
Front brake pads
Both front remanufacture calipers
brake hose
bleed the brake many times
Changed the brake pads in the rear
changed out the rims
rotate tires
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Old Apr 26, 2009 | 08:02 PM
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i'm actually experiencing something similar on my 2gs4. i am going to tackle the problem this week, i'll get back with you.
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 07:43 AM
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sure ur suspension aint bent from the damages?? check your run out on your rotors and parallelism.... with a micrometer and dia indicator and find specs for it as well
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Old Apr 27, 2009 | 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by GS300ToM
sure ur suspension aint bent from the damages?? check your run out on your rotors and parallelism.... with a micrometer and dia indicator and find specs for it as well
i was thinking something along the lines of a suspension part being bent too..or maybe your dust shield hits something under full breaking momentum....
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 10:05 PM
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only time i had this problem when i had problems with the vsc/abs unit any of those lights on because i noticed a big difference when the abs system wasn't working felt like you described once i got my wheel bearing changed and cleaned my sensor it reset and works great now
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Old May 7, 2009 | 06:00 PM
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hey alexly any luck finding the problem?

I have changed out the rotors to a new set of brembo but still no luck. The dust cover is not rubbing against the wheel.

I haven't change out the wheel bearing yet but maybe that might be the next item I replace.

Does anyone have any idea of what it might be?
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Old May 9, 2009 | 01:57 AM
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try changing your control arm bushings? Daizen makes claims to fix this sort of issue...
http://www.daizensporttuning.com/pro...-bushings.html
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