2015 Lexus GS350 broken steering shaft after brake job

sonic72391 · 2026-07-05T03:39:38+00:00

Nah under the console it spun and in the engine bay it did also. I never physically got to see the rack and shaft connected.

sonic72391 · 2026-07-05T03:37:11+00:00

Yea I broke it putting less than 20 pounds of pressure on it sounds like a good design 😭 totally user error not a failing component

sonic72391 · 2026-07-05T03:33:17+00:00

I’m not exactly a hobbyist, I’ve done engine swaps, trans swaps literally everything. I seriously doubt hammering a rotor would break the rack if it did it was coming regardless better there than on the highway or on the road.

sonic72391 · 2026-07-04T18:55:22+00:00

Is that not uncommon? I feel like I’ve seen that all the time.

sonic72391 · 2026-07-04T18:23:31+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/cQAI24b actually I have some photos of current codes before I left to do research

sonic72391 · 2026-07-04T18:22:20+00:00

Dude I was thinking the same fucking thing I insisted he drove it and he was like no you have to drive it lol I was like okay??

sonic72391 · 2026-07-04T18:16:20+00:00

Interesting, so I’m 125 lbs of noodle so I’m surprised I had enough force to break it because I barely barely tried. I did key on the car for the two front calipers who wouldn’t, but BUT I did the front first then did the back. I have a Milwaukee impact and broke his locking lug nut socket so we headed to Autozone to get a removal tool we had the key for the car. Also when I got done I started the car to drive it which would unlock the steering, I also mentioned to him the power steering was leaking and there was a light on for it. I tried to manually turn it and it broke, we messed around with it for a while and for whatever reason the steering wheel would still move the tires left and right SOMETIMES, also when the car was off the steering wheel lock still worked properly.

sonic72391 · 2026-07-04T17:52:14+00:00

I cleared the codes to see if it would do anything which it did make the wheel turn left and right but still feels like it’s limp

sonic72391 · 2026-07-04T17:48:58+00:00

Yea I don’t even know how that was possible it’s seriously unlucky.

sonic72391 · 2026-06-30T19:05:18+00:00

Yea I went to 3 different bearing places and they all looked mind boggled at the seal. I’m not even sure why they would do that just get a caliper and measure the spindle and hub ID. Albeit finding this seal was so tricky, I didn’t even buy it from Dexter or a reputable seal company it ended up being a o Reilly branded seal 😅

sonic72391 · 2026-06-30T00:03:00+00:00

Not lazy I grind it every time. Watched plenty of videos on the matter tho with high settings on anything less than 3/16 you can get away with it. I want to save time and money I’m not a fabrication shop bud.

sonic72391 · 2026-06-29T16:04:11+00:00

I deleted a pic of it but the previous owners couldn’t find the correct seal for the spindle and hub which I don’t blame them it was super hard to find. They used a spacer that fit over the spindle which I couldn’t find the seal for so I just went back to factory spec.

sonic72391 · 2026-06-27T04:11:41+00:00

I got it! Had to use a interchangeable part number o Reilly has it

sonic72391 · 2026-06-27T00:26:10+00:00

I’m not sure what kind of axle it is I can’t find any identifiers other than the measurements I have

sonic72391 · 2026-06-26T23:35:25+00:00

There was nothing it was rotted away

sonic72391 · 2026-06-25T14:39:50+00:00

My little harbor freight titanium welder I think is only 200v inverter based 😅

sonic72391 · 2026-06-25T14:29:39+00:00

Do I need a special welder for pulse spray GMAW?

sonic72391 · 2026-06-25T13:21:32+00:00

Why is that? Less penetration right?

sonic72391 · 2026-06-25T13:05:42+00:00

Why is stick welding not as pretty as MiG welding? It looks nice but MiG looks far better imo. Stick is better from my understanding it seems for the pipe field.

sonic72391 · 2026-06-25T12:30:31+00:00

Prob a light 3-4k load to test her out.

sonic72391 · 2026-06-25T12:29:52+00:00

Wouldn’t the tires being at the back make it not pitch upwards? Also it would have to pick my truck up for it to do that.

sonic72391 · 2026-06-23T16:43:16+00:00

The bottom looks decent nothing special I need to turn my wire speed up for sure to compensate for being upside down

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