Cotswold Pete

I remember the good old days when my first company car (Vaux Cav) needed interior bulbs replaced about every 5 or 6 months, and the day when the horn lead came loose and so on the home one night every time I turned the wheel to the left the horn went off (got some dirty looks in the rush hour). The problem with the Lexus is that you will never be tell your grand children of the time you spent a wonderful star-lit night stranded on the York moors because of some electrical fault. Maybe I should go out an buy a Austin Princess to relive those exciting breakdowns.

Mark, I recall seeing this post, and at the time whipped off the wheels, and the hubs were as clean as a whistle. At the time I had naff tyres, and it is only now that I have got a few other things sorted with the car that I find the judder is an annoyance and suspect pads/shims at fault. A few years back I would have just got the brakes apart and sorted it myself, but not got the time. Interesting to read comments on discs starting to warp after 10K, my last Lexus did show warping issues, but only after about 30K+ miles.

Thanks chaps, all good advice. I think the disks are not warped, as no vibration when braking - as far as I can tell. I have been checking the hubs for heat, my last 1/2 mile home is down a 200meter zig zag drop, so brakes on for that final half mile. I will certainly make sure where ever I take it, I will ask to see the situ with the wheel off. For the last 3 weeks I have been having the brake squeal situ for the first 5 minutes after car is standing, which is why shims and grease came to mind. And I will search out Adam's post before I get off to a garage and make sure no cheapo chinese parts used.

Having had new tyres fitted, and got rid of a fair bit of vibration issues, i now think that I have the dreaded anti-vibration pad issue. Also not sure if it has been an issue for a while, and just got worse. My question is, that if I have been driving around for a while with the vibration, have I done any more damage to the braking system. Or is it just a case of taking it to the garage (possibly my local ATS), and getting them to reseat (and grease) the shims, or if they have to just add the shims. Or am I likely to need a fair bit of things replaced. Just want to have other opinions on what the garage are likely to charge me for before I take it along. For about the last month or so there has been a gentle shussing sounds when braking, which indicates something loose/not quite right. Just want to make sure I get the LS as smooth as a newt without being over-charged. Just had a full ATF service (gear box flush and filter replaced) and that has made an amazing difference to how smooth the auto box now is.