Steering Wheel Tilt Motor

[Barry1000]

Where would be the best place to get a replacement motor from. From the main dealer they £240 plus vat. Are there any other sources to try? I have tried goggle but drawn a blank

[ipwn]

If you dont mind waiting 2-3 weeks. Its about 100 quid from http://www.amayama.com/

[willskoda]

Is it broken or just stiff? Mine was stiff but after some physical exertion, in the same direction as I was pushing the button, it freed up and now works perfectly.

[steve2006]

If it's playing up it's always worth a squirt of WD40.

Part number is 89231-50050 if you order from Amayama the cheapest price is £117.50 sent from the UAE which is quoted as 20 days for delivery but bear in mind HMRC may hit you with VAT and RoyalMail with a £12.00 "Handling Fee".Even so it is still significantly cheaper than UK prices.

[Barry1000]

Thank you for your replies. I will try the wd40 and see what happens first and let you know e only had this car 3 weeks and think it is fantastic!

Barry

[Parrot of Doom]

WD40 is not a lubricant, I do wish people would stop recommending its use for anything other than water dispersal.

[mikeyv]

WD40 is not a lubricant, I do wish people would stop recommending its use for anything other than water dispersal.

Really?

I've always considered it a lubricant, although I appreciate it's primary use is water dispersal, hence WD.

[brendangeorge]

Where would be the best place to get a replacement motor from. From the main dealer they £240 plus vat. Are there any other sources to try? I have tried goggle but drawn a blank

Hi Barry - I'm glad you like love the car. I have put 205K miles on mine in 11 years and have had to replace the steering column tilt and rake motor twice.

The Lexus dealer will probably quote 2.5 hours of labour to fit the new motor - it takes 20 mins (my local independent) but the job is speced by Lexus at 2.5 hours. The last time I had it done in 2012 a third party replacement part was about £120 and even charging me 2.5 hours at £40 ph it was cheaper than the original equipment spare for my local garage to supply and fit the third party component. I’ll bet the part came from the same Chinese factory as the original.

Any competent mechanic will be able to fit the part and any decent indi garage will be able to source the part.

Good luck

Bren

[Clunkfish]

WD40 is not a lubricant, I do wish people would stop recommending its use for anything other than water dispersal.

The manufacturer, the WD-40 Company of San Diego, disagrees with you. They describe its uses on the Material Data Safety Sheet (thanks google) as "Lubricant, Penetrant, Drives Out Moisture, Removes and Protects Surfaces From Corrosion".

[brendangeorge]

WD40 is not a lubricant, I do wish people would stop recommending its use for anything other than water dispersal.

The manufacturer, the WD-40 Company of San Diego, disagrees with you. They describe its uses on the Material Data Safety Sheet (thanks google) as "Lubricant, Penetrant, Drives Out Moisture, Removes and Protects Surfaces From Corrosion".

Well Chris you are obviously an adertising execs dream. WD40 is oily so it will lubricate but is primerily sold as a releasing agent because it is a powerful degreaser it dissolves things and displaces water. You would be a bit daft if you spayed 5W30 on the ignition leads of your old MK2 Cortina on a wet morning when it did not start - WD40 worked well. WD40 in my Lexus V8 would be equally daft - extreme analogies but there we are.

I regularly use WD40 in the padlock of my garage to clear out the muck and release it - I don't oil the lock because that would attract dirt.

Cheers

Bren

[Clunkfish]

WD40 is not a lubricant, I do wish people would stop recommending its use for anything other than water dispersal.

The manufacturer, the WD-40 Company of San Diego, disagrees with you. They describe its uses on the Material Data Safety Sheet (thanks google) as "Lubricant, Penetrant, Drives Out Moisture, Removes and Protects Surfaces From Corrosion".

Well Chris you are obviously an adertising execs dream. WD40 is oily so it will lubricate but is primerily sold as a releasing agent because it is a powerful degreaser it dissolves things and displaces water. You would be a bit daft if you spayed 5W30 on the ignition leads of your old MK2 Cortina on a wet morning when it did not start - WD40 worked well. WD40 in my Lexus V8 would be equally daft - extreme analogies but there we are.

I regularly use WD40 in the padlock of my garage to clear out the muck and release it - I don't oil the lock because that would attract dirt.

Cheers

Bren

Getting a bit

I just wanted to point out that saying that people should not refer to WD-40 as a lubricant doesn't make sense, since it clearly has that function. If you disagree, tell me this: would you use it to get rid of the moisture on your hands before your next rock climbing session? Or to get rid of dampness on the pedals of your Lexus before a drive? I do hope not - you'll find it's an excellent lubricant :winky:

[ipwn]

Rephrased, if you indent to lubricate as a primary function, WD40 is not the first thing I would go to.

[Bluesman]

Now now boys and girls lets all agree to agree that WD 40 is bloody useful in lots of different applications. Mike

[n4chv]

The electric steering adjustment on my LS430 does not work and I have been told by Lexus that they would have to replace the entire steering column - price is £1500 + VAT just for the steering column.

The dealer was honest enough to say that they have had issues with the steering column adjustment failing on LS430s - surprising as mine never failed on my previous LS400.

My local garage think the electric motor needs to be replaced and I have found a couple of used ones for around £200.

Very annoying to say the least to have this issue that's for sure.

[Mybikes a cx500]

Now now boys and girls lets all agree to agree that WD 40 is bloody useful in lots of different applications. Mike

Wonderful stuff it certainly is, and if you only have one spray can, that would be the one to have.

But a spray can of silicone lubricant is also very handy, if you don't particularly want Water Dispersal, and you do want to lubricate something long term,

I know from use that WD40 is not a good long term lubricant, excellent though it is at freeing stuff up.

It's a brilliant multi-tool on a tin, there are better lubricants and penetrants (is that a word?) but you end up with a shelf full of cans

[n4chv]

The electric steering column in my car stopped working and although my garage thought they had found a cheap fix with a replacement steeting adjuster switch (the motors for the moving mechanism seemed to work fine), in the end I had to source a replacement steering column

I tracked one down on a vehicle being broken up for parts and paid £375 all inc for this including a 6 month warranty.

Lexus dealers don't offer to fix these columns with individual parts - they insist on replacing the entire column. New cost is £1500 plus VAT which is crazy and annoying as this shouldn't happen on such a car !

[cruisermark]

nath is your been replaced and working alright?

and was your part from a facelift 430 or older?

i just sent my amplifier off for repair today

[n4chv]

I sourced a replacement steering column via a number of breakers yards - one of the breakers buys perfectly working cars and breaks them for parts.

My LS430 is the facelift version. I wish the replacement steering adjuster switch had cured the issue as this part only cost £60 whereas I paid £375 for the entire column.

Hope your amplifier gets fixed quickly and for not too much money

[cruisermark]

hi

well i struggled to find anybody breaking a facelift 430 since the both have different amps.

looking at £300 to repair - i can live with that - its the first expense in 2 years.