Thanks a lot for the video! I've watched it and was about to do the same on my wife's 2016 Lexus RX350 when I accidentally discovered a much simpler and easier way to make the car rewind the parking brake motor all the way to the service mode. No messing with wires, no disassembly, clean and simple! (A note: pulling parking brake button up three times, pushing it down three times and holding it like shown on some videos doesn't work on 2016 Lexus RX350. No matter how I tried, it didn't work. Maybe it works on later year models, but not on 2016) So I was about to mess with the motors like suggested in this video when I stumbled upon this amazing simple method. So here's how you do it: Remove both rear wheels. Engage parking brake (pull the button up) Disconnect the parking brake wire from ONE of the calipers, e.g. driver's side. Now, release the parking brake by pushing the button. You'll hear long whining sound on the OTHER caliper, i.e. passenger side. Then dash will say "parking brake failure, go see dealer!". Apparently, when you disconnect one caliper, the computer senses its absence, thinks "OMG, malfunction!" and just in case fully retracts the other motor! Bingo! That's exactly what you need! Now you go and do the brake job on that side like you'd normally do. When you done passenger side, reconnect driver caliper, and engage parking brake. The computer will see that both motors are present and engage the parking brake as usual. Then you do it the other way around - disconnect the passenger caliper and push the button to release the parking brake. The computer will again think "OMG! Failure!" and retract the driver's motor all the way. Do the driver's side brake job, reconnect the passenger's, done! Hope that'll help make your life a bit easier next time you do 2016 Lexus rear brakes!
This is the best way I found regarding rear electrical parking brake retract. I assume the message "parking brake failure, go see dealer!" will disappear once you re-connect all the plugs? Also do you turn off the car once the parking brake retract and while you are doing the rear brake job?
Just replaced the rear pads on my 2016 Lexus RX 350 and this procedure worked exactly as they said in the video. This really saved me from messing around with the vehicle electronics and made the job much easier.
Just finished doing the brakes on my moms car using this video. Literally worked exactly how he said at every point. Wish I saw this sooner! The trickiest part for me was getting the two 5mm out of the caliper and back into the caliper once I was done. I didn’t leave the two 14mm screws in like he says in the video. Instead I took them out and held the whole caliper with one hand and loosened the 5mm with my other hand once I had the caliper in a spot where I could fit my ratchet in. Not too much space back there! But dude such a dope video, the cheapest I was quoted for JUST labor (since I already had the pads) was $160! So you just saved us $160 my guy thanks a lot!
I just replaced the rear pads on my 2016 RX 350 today. First time with the parking brake actuator. The video made it straight forward and really simple, not hard at all. I had to purchase a kit with the t40, but that's better than the $300 Lexus service wanted to charge. Thank you for your time.
You don't need to spin this at the same time as you apply pressure on piston. You spin it clockwise until it comes to very well felt stopping point - about 15 turns from the point of worn out pads. Will be less turns if pads aren't that badly worn - but you will come to complete stop while turning clockwise. After than you can compress the piston as you would normally do. After you put everything back together - just apply and un-apply parking brake for the actuator to go back to it's normal working position. Also, my caliper bracket had 3/4" socket - not 17 mm. Caliper bolts were 14 mm as you said.
Thanks for showing this procedure . I also don't have a electrical tools to do this job. Benz and BMW also have this type of electronic rear brakes. I used this procedure long time ago on benz and BMW, it worked perfectly.
Folks before starting this, make sure to go into your car and turn off the parking brake. It is on by default when you put it into park. Push the start button and then push the parking brake to turn it off. Here's what I did which ended up costing me $185 at the dealership. While NOT turning off the parking brake, I unbolted the two 5MM hex from the parking brake actuator, then I pry'd it out of the caliper. It took a bit of force which is probably because it was not turned off. Then I realized that I couldn't remove the caliper. So I go start the car to disengage the parking brake but the actuator just spins because it's still disconnected from the caliper. Then the dash displays "parking brake malfunction". I then go to reconnect the actuator to the caliper and luckily able to disengage the parking brake so that I could proceed with removing the caliper and finish the job just as in this video. I put everything back together but the parking brake malfunction remains on and I can't engage the parking brake. I took it to the dealership and they just cleared the codes C1380, C13A7, DC13AF for $185. Hopefully I saved someone some $$$. Warranty won't cover this. I'm just glad I didn't break the actuator because that would have been expensive.
Go to Amazon and get a "Blue Driver", about $100, then you can clear the codes yourself. Also, with the Blue Driver you can use it on any car you own, it will tell you what code has been set when the check engine light is on. There are many other things you can do with a BD. Doesn't have to be a BD, a lot of other devices you can buy that will do the same thing.
just need to push the parking brake to turn it off? and then turn off the car? or need to put it into some kind parking released model? I am trying to replace the rear brake pad by my own. just want to make sure each steps taking properly
Just put it in service mode from inside of car. On your ebrake pull and push 3 times. On third push just keep pushing. You will see lot of warning lights on dash and hear parking brake pull till it bottoms out on it’s own. Now its same procidure as front brake. When you finished your work, just pull on your parking brake, everything is normal now and good to go.
I just did my brakes and this way works and is very easy. Start by taking off the two 5mm hex and then the parking brake mechanism comes apart. it even makes it easier to remove the caliper next. then get a t40 and spin the component that is attached to the caliper counterclockwise until it fully stops. then you can retract the piston like normal. make sure your parking brake is off prior to doing this because in the middle of it, if you realize your parking brake is on and then go to turn on your car so u can disable the parking brake, you'll get error coded and that will take a trip to the dealer as one guy experienced. super easy job and save yourself a fortune by doing it yourself.
Everyone can be mechanic. But not all mechanic is equal. There’s some just smarter! Thank u sir! Will do this weekend! Any video showing to release the e-brake??? Thank u again!
I have a question brother. The other day, I tried to replace the brake pads on the NX200t. I was able to remove 2-14mm bolts and one 5mm bolt from E brake. The caliper still doesn't come off. Is it because of the 5mm bolt?
@@4everyoung16 i believe the caliper didn't come off because the piston was squezzing the pads making it a little tight,just b paitent and pull it out little by little and some wd40 would help also but don't forget to use break cleaner to clean them up before installing new pads, by the way like he said in the video don't forget to unpark ur electronic parking break first before u start.
You should replace the large o-ring or at least lube it before re-installing the motor. The bleeder should be opened when compressing any caliper piston to avoid pushing old brake fluid up into the system. You should also probably bottom out the pads before installing the motor.
Great video. Watched the other one with the probes and was like nooooo. This is similar to the VW actuators. What can be moved electrically must be away to do it mechanically. 🙏🏻
I followed this and got a warning saying I need to take the car to the dealership. Did you guys have this and somehow cleared it? My parking brake is currently disabled.
i had it in my ryobi bit set. This is a common enough bit to be found at any hardware store and many will have the option to buy a t-40 bit by itself for a pretty cheap price
I just did my 2017 rx350. Only issue, had hard time to get electrical part off first without taking whole brake off due to space issue while trying. Have to partially take whole brake off, found some space around electric part to unscroll the nut. Other than that, all work perfectly.
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Thanks a lot for the video! I've watched it and was about to do the same on my wife's 2016 Lexus RX350 when I accidentally discovered a much simpler and easier way to make the car rewind the parking brake motor all the way to the service mode. No messing with wires, no disassembly, clean and simple!
(A note: pulling parking brake button up three times, pushing it down three times and holding it like shown on some videos doesn't work on 2016 Lexus RX350. No matter how I tried, it didn't work. Maybe it works on later year models, but not on 2016)
So I was about to mess with the motors like suggested in this video when I stumbled upon this amazing simple method.
So here's how you do it:
Remove both rear wheels.
Engage parking brake (pull the button up)
Disconnect the parking brake wire from ONE of the calipers, e.g. driver's side.
Now, release the parking brake by pushing the button.
You'll hear long whining sound on the OTHER caliper, i.e. passenger side. Then dash will say "parking brake failure, go see dealer!". Apparently, when you disconnect one caliper, the computer senses its absence, thinks "OMG, malfunction!" and just in case fully retracts the other motor! Bingo! That's exactly what you need!
Now you go and do the brake job on that side like you'd normally do. When you done passenger side, reconnect driver caliper, and engage parking brake. The computer will see that both motors are present and engage the parking brake as usual.
Then you do it the other way around - disconnect the passenger caliper and push the button to release the parking brake. The computer will again think "OMG! Failure!" and retract the driver's motor all the way.
Do the driver's side brake job, reconnect the passenger's, done!
Hope that'll help make your life a bit easier next time you do 2016 Lexus rear brakes!
This is the best way I found regarding rear electrical parking brake retract. I assume the message "parking brake failure, go see dealer!" will disappear once you re-connect all the plugs? Also do you turn off the car once the parking brake retract and while you are doing the rear brake job?
I reviewed several videos. This was the best regarding the electronic rear brakes. Thanks!
Just replaced the rear pads on my 2016 Lexus RX 350 and this procedure worked exactly as they said in the video. This really saved me from messing around with the vehicle electronics and made the job much easier.
Thank you for posting this. I just finished changing the rear brake pads on my wife's rx350 and it was ridiculously easy after watching this tutorial.
Just finished doing the brakes on my moms car using this video. Literally worked exactly how he said at every point. Wish I saw this sooner! The trickiest part for me was getting the two 5mm out of the caliper and back into the caliper once I was done. I didn’t leave the two 14mm screws in like he says in the video. Instead I took them out and held the whole caliper with one hand and loosened the 5mm with my other hand once I had the caliper in a spot where I could fit my ratchet in. Not too much space back there! But dude such a dope video, the cheapest I was quoted for JUST labor (since I already had the pads) was $160! So you just saved us $160 my guy thanks a lot!
I just replaced the rear pads on my 2016 RX 350 today. First time with the parking brake actuator. The video made it straight forward and really simple, not hard at all. I had to purchase a kit with the t40, but that's better than the $300 Lexus service wanted to charge. Thank you for your time.
You don't need to spin this at the same time as you apply pressure on piston. You spin it clockwise until it comes to very well felt stopping point - about 15 turns from the point of worn out pads. Will be less turns if pads aren't that badly worn - but you will come to complete stop while turning clockwise. After than you can compress the piston as you would normally do. After you put everything back together - just apply and un-apply parking brake for the actuator to go back to it's normal working position. Also, my caliper bracket had 3/4" socket - not 17 mm. Caliper bolts were 14 mm as you said.
Use a small 9V battery and connect with two prongs and it will retract very easily. worked perfectly for me.
Thanks for solving this problem with a simple solution! 😊
Thanks for showing this procedure . I also don't have a electrical tools to do this job. Benz and BMW also have this type of electronic rear brakes. I used this procedure long time ago on benz and BMW, it worked perfectly.
Thanks for the tip. You've saved me some headaches. Good job. 👍🏽👍🏽
You are right ;
Very excellent tips .
I seen it before , but he
just confirmed it again to me .
Folks before starting this, make sure to go into your car and turn off the parking brake. It is on by default when you put it into park. Push the start button and then push the parking brake to turn it off. Here's what I did which ended up costing me $185 at the dealership. While NOT turning off the parking brake, I unbolted the two 5MM hex from the parking brake actuator, then I pry'd it out of the caliper. It took a bit of force which is probably because it was not turned off. Then I realized that I couldn't remove the caliper. So I go start the car to disengage the parking brake but the actuator just spins because it's still disconnected from the caliper. Then the dash displays "parking brake malfunction". I then go to reconnect the actuator to the caliper and luckily able to disengage the parking brake so that I could proceed with removing the caliper and finish the job just as in this video. I put everything back together but the parking brake malfunction remains on and I can't engage the parking brake. I took it to the dealership and they just cleared the codes C1380, C13A7, DC13AF for $185. Hopefully I saved someone some $$$. Warranty won't cover this. I'm just glad I didn't break the actuator because that would have been expensive.
Go to Amazon and get a "Blue Driver", about $100, then you can clear the codes yourself. Also, with the Blue Driver you can use it on any car you own, it will tell you what code has been set when the check engine light is on. There are many other things you can do with a BD. Doesn't have to be a BD, a lot of other devices you can buy that will do the same thing.
just need to push the parking brake to turn it off? and then turn off the car? or need to put it into some kind parking released model? I am trying to replace the rear brake pad by my own. just want to make sure each steps taking properly
Same situation right now. I wonder if a free scanner from auto zone will clear it lol
I used this method to change my brakes and it was so easy! Much better than having the dealership charge me $450. Thank you for saving me that money!
William Torres I had to apply the ebrake for the piston to go back to normal. It took a few seconds
There is even easier way than this 😂
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Thank you so much sir for posting this video... I have a 2017 RX350 that needs rear brakes and now I can take care of it myself :)
Working on mine right now
Just put it in service mode from inside of car. On your ebrake pull and push 3 times. On third push just keep pushing. You will see lot of warning lights on dash and hear parking brake pull till it bottoms out on it’s own. Now its same procidure as front brake. When you finished your work, just pull on your parking brake, everything is normal now and good to go.
Doesn’t seem to work on 18 and older. For sure works on newer though.
👍👍👍👍👍👍Thanks dude! Worked like a charm. All the other videos make it harder than it has to be.
Thanks. IT WORKED FOR MY 2017!!!!🤛🏿💯🤛🏿💯🤛🏿💯🤛🏿💯🤛🏿💯
I just did my brakes and this way works and is very easy. Start by taking off the two 5mm hex and then the parking brake mechanism comes apart. it even makes it easier to remove the caliper next. then get a t40 and spin the component that is attached to the caliper counterclockwise until it fully stops. then you can retract the piston like normal.
make sure your parking brake is off prior to doing this because in the middle of it, if you realize your parking brake is on and then go to turn on your car so u can disable the parking brake, you'll get error coded and that will take a trip to the dealer as one guy experienced.
super easy job and save yourself a fortune by doing it yourself.
Thank you so much gotta do it tomorrow on the rx350👌👌👌👌
SMARTER AND SAFER... GOOD JOB.. THANKS....
Thanks so much !!!! It was so easy
This is a very good video.. The mechanic is a Professor..
Thank u so much! Last time I changed the rear pads it took a teally long time.....tonight only an hour or so
Sooooo Easy!! Thank you!!!
Thanks for the tips!
Everyone can be mechanic. But not all mechanic is equal. There’s some just smarter! Thank u sir! Will do this weekend! Any video showing to release the e-brake??? Thank u again!
Sounds good. Thanks
You’re a genius!
awesome...brother......this is much safer. thanks again.
I have a question brother. The other day, I tried to replace the brake pads on the NX200t. I was able to remove 2-14mm bolts and one 5mm bolt from E brake. The caliper still doesn't come off. Is it because of the 5mm bolt?
@@4everyoung16 i believe the caliper didn't come off because the piston was squezzing the pads making it a little tight,just b paitent and pull it out little by little and some wd40 would help also but don't forget to use break cleaner to clean them up before installing new pads, by the way like he said in the video don't forget to unpark ur electronic parking break first before u start.
I did all that and now I got a message on my dash about electronic parking brake how can a erase that
Brilliant...
Thanks for your insight my guy
You should replace the large o-ring or at least lube it before re-installing the motor. The bleeder should be opened when compressing any caliper piston to avoid pushing old brake fluid up into the system. You should also probably bottom out the pads before installing the motor.
Great video. Watched the other one with the probes and was like nooooo. This is similar to the VW actuators. What can be moved electrically must be away to do it mechanically. 🙏🏻
You don't have to compress the piston while spinning. It will stop when it's all the way back and then you can compress the piston.
Do you turn the car off when you disengage the parking brake?
Nice... thx dude
Super sir 🙌🙏
works like a champ! where did you get the red pliers what is the part number? thanks
They were snap on. Someone borrowed them and then lost them. .... lol.
I followed this and got a warning saying I need to take the car to the dealership. Did you guys have this and somehow cleared it? My parking brake is currently disabled.
I have a question. Did you remove the handbrake before you started disassembling, or was the handbrake on?
Thanks!!!
Did you get error light come up after that replacement ? Thanks sir
Which direction did you turn the T40 to retract the piston?
What no. Is your star bit
What brake pads do you use?
is there an oring that needs to be replaced when doing this technique?
Nope......not as long you don't damage it in the process
Hi,
May I ask about T40 torque ?
I couldn’t find it in my Bostitch ratchet and socket kits. Can someone please help me with this
i had it in my ryobi bit set. This is a common enough bit to be found at any hardware store and many will have the option to buy a t-40 bit by itself for a pretty cheap price
What size is the star bit
He said Torx 40
How about 2017 rx 350 is it same
Exactly the same. Also his way is much better than using a 12 volt probe.
I just did my 2017 rx350. Only issue, had hard time to get electrical part off first without taking whole brake off due to space issue while trying. Have to partially take whole brake off, found some space around electric part to unscroll the nut. Other than that, all work perfectly.
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. Good steps
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Good video but you swear a lot
Yeeeaaaah. I've been told I do. Hope the video helped ...
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stupid question but does that 5mm nut come off with a wrench?
anyone else trying to figure this out it needs a hex wrench or something similar.