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Also a 7 minute vacuum is for from a long enough time. The main point of the vacuum is to eliminate any moisture from the system, the absolute least amount of time for the vacuum is 20 minutes. I usually do it for about 45 minutes

You either get lucky or you don't with the crank pulleys on both the 200 and 300.

We've had 3 of us on a scaffold bar on a pulley bolt on a 300 before.

When they get stuck on the easiest way is with a puller (something like this http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-pulley-puller-66868.html). You'd have to put the pulley bolt in a bit and wind in the threaded bar in the puller and it will start to pull the pulley off the shaft.

No adjustment as it's a hydraulic clutch so the only way is for you to compare it with another car and see what you think but other than that its gearbox removal and physically assess the condition of the clutch and flywheel.

That may sound daunting but to take a gearbox out of an IS220 is not a big job at all, I did my first clutch replacement on one in about 3 hours so someone who has done a fair few could do it in about 2 I would say

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12 hours way excessive to do a cambelt service on a 430.

Even 8 at a dealer is excessive. I would say about 5 hours (from personal experience)

Make sure the parking brake works properly as the cables like to seize.

Radiators like leaking.

Rear calipers like siezing on slide pins

The only reason I can see for the bottom sliders to corrode and not the top ones, is the fact that its static and sits inside a hole in the calliper, so if any moisture whatsoever gets in there it will stay in there and eventually cause corrosion!

Also I'm not pointing fingers or accusing any technicians of not doing there job, but I wonder if they are removing the calliper off of the lower slider, as you can remove the disc without taking it off of the bottom slider. If they're not taking it off, then its not being re-greased! On the other hand though, it's a very common problem to be lazy technicians :eerrrmm:

Oh and if you do replace your rear discs, make sure you get the hand brake adjustment right again by winding the brake shoe winder all the way on, so it locks the disc then backing it off 3 or 4 turns! If you don't, you'll get no parking brake or very poor operation at the least!

How dare you accuse me of being lazy :P

When I'm servicing them I generally find that the caliper sliders have siezed long before the rear brakes require renewing so they are as they left Japan

You can now get 15" setup on the CT but they are so wallowy and understeery I would rather have the harsher ride (which IMO is fine)

Lexus parts told me that their discs came as a 'handed' pair so they had to be fitted on the correct sides. Are the Mintex discs the same or does it really matter I wonder?

OEM front discs are sided and have a L and R engraved on the hub face of the disc

The TPMS is a separate sensor that can be swapped from wheel to wheel but a lot of the time they are a bitch to remove as the alloy cap has corroded and siezed solid

Hopefully this comes out ok

You can't get genuine CT park sensors. They are just not available (Lexus technician speaking here). They are only genuine Lexus if fitted from factory

You should get a service check sheet with all your other service paper work.

When I do a service we have to fill in a VSR and check sheet which should then be handed to the customer at collection