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Jul 23, 2003 | 04:13 PM

eds34pc

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2003 brake dust

Any suggestions how to eliminate the brake dust problems on a 2003 exped.? Are there any better aftermarket pads available?
Also, has anyone had the trans. whine at appr. 30+ mph? Is it normal? I have a 2003 Eb 2 wheel drv with 4500 mls.

Jul 23, 2003 | 04:56 PM

Mattias

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Welcome to the forum.

Please do a search of this forum as there have been numerous posts in the past about both of your questions.

Click the "search" button and search within this Expy forum only and it will yield many results.

Last edited by Mattias; Jul 23, 2003 at 04:58 PM.

Jul 23, 2003 | 09:22 PM

buzzard

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Try some carbon metallic pads and/or some dust shields....Mattias is right about a lot of previous info about this issue. I think Ford has even admitted there is a problem.

Jul 24, 2003 | 06:44 PM

daveplot

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Originally posted by buzzard
I think Ford has even admitted there is a problem.

I spoke with the sales manager at my Ford dealer Monday. He is going to see what he can do about fixing them, since the dust is staining the running boards. He said he had never seen it as bad as mine.

(dust after 4 days)

Jul 24, 2003 | 08:12 PM

Firefyter86

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Let us know if he's able to do anything...believe me, your's is not bad at all compared to mine...mine get almost black if I wait 4 days to clean them. I guess once they sell 'em, they really don't care if they stay clean or not.

Jul 25, 2003 | 06:54 AM

haul_n_horses2

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Keep the heat on FoMoCo with your complaints. There are new replacement pads in the works which will perform better and not cover the vehicle in dust. Let your voices be heard.

Jul 25, 2003 | 08:53 AM

daveplot

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Originally posted by haul_n_horses2
There are new replacement pads in the works

How do you know this?

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Jul 26, 2003 | 01:15 PM

HookedUp2003

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are they going to swap these pads out at no charge because it is a design flaw??

Aug 4, 2003 | 08:17 AM

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wacnstac

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This is really a bunch of crap. Not only is it a pain to keep the rims clean, but it makes Ford look really bad with all those new Expys driving around with black rims.