Four wheel disc- no adjustment
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Four wheel disc- no adjustment
My pedal travel is excessive in that it almost goes to the floor before brakes engage. This problem has existed from new and the service department tells me there is no adjustment on 4wheel disc. Only 45,000k on truck, all highway, otherwise brakes work fine. Any ideas?
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There is an adjustment but Ford will not attempt it due to potential liability involved. If you remove the master cylinder from the brake booster there is an adjuster on the end of the actuator that goes into the master cylinder. You can adjust this VERY carefully about 1/8 of a turn and then test drive to make certain the brakes are not dragging. Once you have them adjusted check them again to be sure that they are not dragging. When you replace your disc pads you may have to readjust the actuator again to accomodate the thicker new pads. Mushy brakes have been a common complaint for the 04-08 F150s.
Last edited by kd4crs; 02-09-2008 at 12:56 PM.
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Thank you for all the help. I too have hit the gas and brake at the same time and almost crashed a few times because of it. Size 15 feet dont help the matter I guess.
Im a little apprehensive about making the adjustment although I would certainly like to do something about it. I wonder if Ford might make a recall to fix this issue before someone does crash.
Im a little apprehensive about making the adjustment although I would certainly like to do something about it. I wonder if Ford might make a recall to fix this issue before someone does crash.
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The brakes work excellent otherwise. The truck goes in a straight line with ABS working on icy roads and stops nicely on dry pavement. On a truck with rear drums I would be backing up to adjust them. It is only the excessive travel that is a concern. Thanks for the input, Ill check out the other thread.