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I bought a 2000 F250 PSD long box SD and after about 6000 miles added to the 35000 it had I noticed that the brakes would vibrate at a horrible rate from high speed when applied. Warped rotors as I found on THIS site was the culprit. Ford fixed them with no charge even at 41000 miles and said they would each time it happened. My dealer I have delt with for 15 years is without a doubt the BEST there is. 20th Century Ford in Blackfoot Idaho.....They are the BEST
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I have a 97 crew cab 350 and te brakes are warped on it also.
Was this a problem on the trucks?
Have they upgraded to a better braking system?
By the way, my truck only pulls a 22' boat with hyd. brakes.
Approx. 4500lbs.
I have not taken my truck in for fear that they will charge me an arm and a leg to replace the parts.
Was this a problem on the trucks?
Have they upgraded to a better braking system?
By the way, my truck only pulls a 22' boat with hyd. brakes.
Approx. 4500lbs.
I have not taken my truck in for fear that they will charge me an arm and a leg to replace the parts.
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It is my understanding that this is a BIG problem with the SD and even bigger with Dodge. I am no expert, but the reasons I am told this occurs is that the rotors are to thin and the brake pads are no longer made of asbestos. This problem I am told occurs about every 20000-30000 driving miles and even less in a wet environment. As far as not taking it in you are putting yourself in a dangerous position when you may need all the brakes you have and nothing will be there. I also hear there are aftermarket rotors that can be put on that are far better. :+
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From: MCBH Kaneohe Bay, HI
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The reason rotors warp is cuz they heat up from braking then are cooled off quickly like if you drive in water. The vibration is from teh calipers trying to follow the hills n valleys on the rotor. Just the 2 cents from a 17 year old kid.
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The rotors are warping because of heat. Think if you were a brake rotor and the driver made a long hard brake (building up heat as you slowed down) and then after he came to a complete stop the truck stayed in the same spot for several minutes. Its like applying a cutting torch in one spot on your rotor. Warp-ola and the rotors must be "turned" to repair.
The remedy is make your long hard brake, but leave some room in front of your truck to "creep" - sure the pads will still be hot but you are slowly heating the whole rotor evenly as you slowly creep forward. I guarntee this will work. I purchased my '99 F250 7.3PSD 4x4 new in May of 1999, and I just put the first set of pads on this last week - 92,500 miles. I own a construction company and I'm always hauling heavy equipment and trailers around.
I ask my local parts man if he could get the same pads as Ford puts on their new trucks. He told me that Ford makes their own brake pads, if this is true they make kick a-- pads. I purchase NAPA's best and have noted this in my service logs. I keep you posted.
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The remedy is make your long hard brake, but leave some room in front of your truck to "creep" - sure the pads will still be hot but you are slowly heating the whole rotor evenly as you slowly creep forward. I guarntee this will work. I purchased my '99 F250 7.3PSD 4x4 new in May of 1999, and I just put the first set of pads on this last week - 92,500 miles. I own a construction company and I'm always hauling heavy equipment and trailers around.
I ask my local parts man if he could get the same pads as Ford puts on their new trucks. He told me that Ford makes their own brake pads, if this is true they make kick a-- pads. I purchase NAPA's best and have noted this in my service logs. I keep you posted.
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