20 Most Recent 1998 Lexus Gs 400 - Page 6 Questions & Answers

you take of the tierod nut,the lower ball joint nut and unbolt the ball joint. you may have to use a puller for the tierod and ball joint pivet shaft.yhe upper control arm has two bolts on the inner part. if you loosen the three strut nuts on top of strut the spring and strut asy will drop alittle so you can pull out the control arm bolts. then you need to take the outer pivot nut off and remove arm.not to hard if you look at it good.parts are reather high for the arm.good luck. let me know if you have any questions. i worked at lexus for 13 years.

Check all fuses. Under the dash and hood. There should be a small wheel on the dash panel I believe which controls the brightness for the dash lights. Please explain the noise and exactly what is the latch problem. Let me know.

Check you fuse first to the instrument panel (look in your owner's manual for location). If the fuse checks OK, then it's not something fun to fix. You'll have to remove the dash panel and replace the interior burnt bulb. Smaller hands and bigger patience will help you with this one. Good Luck!

there is a small push in clip at the bottom of one of the small chrome shafts. you push it in while you pull the head rest up.

sets below the intake manifold and takes about 5 hours to replace even if you are handy with cars it is a big job to take on.after doing over 50 or more for an old recall it still takes me about 2 hours to complete.

never had that problem with my GS400 but on my 95 maxima, i used to have that same high pitch squealing noise... i used some belt dressing that i got from R & S Strauss for a few dollars and sprayed it on my belts and pulleys that ran around the alternator, compressor, etc. and never heard the noise again. hope your problem is as simple and cheap to fix as mine was

If you are looking to remove the entire headlamp assembly, the one bolt under the bumper can be reached by either removing the bumper entirely, or just removing the bolts for the bumper and sliding the bumper out just far enough so that you can peel it back and reach that one headlamp assembly bolt.

If all you need to do is replace the bulb, you can remove the grey plastic cover behind the headlamp by twisting it off, undoing the clips (push in then out and swing them down), twisting off the bulb holder (attached to metal braided cable) and slowly sliding it out. Pushing in and twisting on the bulb will allow you to remove it. Keep in mind, space is limited and it is a bit tricky doing all of this, but it is do-able, without having to remove the entire headlamp assembly.

Remember to wear rubber surgical gloves if handling new HID bulbs and use extreme caution when reseating the holder after bulb replacement. Getting the clips back on after reinserting the holder is a bit tricky, just watch that the braided cable isn't in the way, swing the clips back up, push in toward the front then toward the center allowing them to catch under these little grooves/slits which hold them in place.

the lexus gs400 is supposed to be lowered.I know that makes the car handel much better and faster..

Many vechicals required maintenance to the brakes. Check your fuilds, usually pedel to floor means lack of fluids and also air in your break lines. Try cleaning grease your pins get the condition up to par. While you have the wheels off have a friend pump the brakes pedal and leave pedal to the floor Bleed your brake line one at a time there is a screw on the caliper release (usually on japan car 10mm screw) and tighten back up repeat proccess two times to brakes all around. Make you should you have brake fuild on hand buy the big bottle DOT3. If this process doesn't help than your would need to replace the master cyclinder, and booster

most likely its the blower motor resister and is located behind the glove box. there are a few philips head screws you will need to remove inside the glove box and under the glove box to get the glove box out after that it should be a walk in the park

its working correctly, hold the trunk release for 2 seconds

your door switch could be stuck. remove it, there will be a black rubber boot covering it and I think is held in by a 10mill. bolt. Remove it and clean it it sounds like it is stuck.

I think, for this problem you have to go to the dealer. There is a few things that they have to do @ the same time. Also, make sure that you bring all of your keys to make sure that they all work with the transponder,good luck...matty

I have the exact same problem. Does it hesitate of the start and then take off? I put an OBD II scanner on mine and it is saying that it is the 1st gear shift cellinoid. Cost's about $350 installed.

before i would do that....check the fuse panel, if its electronic release.....

window motor is starting to fail you need a window motor Please rate my response thank you very much

Not Really. Once these Motors Start working Slowly, The only thing that will repair them is a Replacement of the Motor. Done quite a Few of them Through the Years. Please Rate my Solution, I need all the Help that I can Get! Thanks!

does it go off if u un-plug the switch? if u un-plug it and it goes out I think that you have a bad switch. hit a gunk yard and pull one out for 10$..Matty

you can reset your computer by unpluggin the negative terminal on your battery for about five to ten minutes. If you have a radio make sure you have the security code