front brake ???? Help.....

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Feb 8, 2005 | 10:22 AM

joe99psd

Thread Starter

New User

Joined: Dec 2004

Posts: 18

Likes: 0

front brake ???? Help.....

I have a 99psd 4x4...I am hearing a squeak from my drivers side front wheel. I think it is the brake dragging. When I apply the brakes, the squeak stops. I also noticed that the fitting where the brake lines come together on the frame rail seems to be leaking a little bit. Will a minor leak in the brake line cause the breaks to drag???????

Thanks in advance.....FTE is great!!!

Feb 8, 2005 | 03:42 PM

joe99psd

Thread Starter

New User

Joined: Dec 2004

Posts: 18

Likes: 0

anyone.............

Feb 8, 2005 | 03:56 PM

Bigsilver95

Posting Guru

Joined: Apr 2003

Posts: 1,529

Likes: 12

From: Marysville, Wa

I doubt it is dragging, when the brakes wear down to a certain point the wear sensor will touch the rotor and cause a sqeak, my guess, you need front brake pads, or perhaps they need cleaned.

Feb 8, 2005 | 04:02 PM

joe99psd

Thread Starter

New User

Joined: Dec 2004

Posts: 18

Likes: 0

I know break pads squeak when they get worn down, however....This is squeaking when the brakes are not applied. The noise goes away when you apply the brakes?????

Thanks for the reply

Feb 8, 2005 | 05:46 PM

fbca7

Junior User

Joined: Jan 2004

Posts: 62

Likes: 0

From: St. Louis

That's the wear sensor. Under no pressure or light pressure it drags on the rotor to let you know it's time to change. It doesn't normally make noise under high or normal braking pressure.

Feb 8, 2005 | 05:48 PM

kc2006

Senior User

Joined: Jun 2004

Posts: 319

Likes: 0

From: NE Ohio

Might want to attend to that leak also, thats alittle unsafe

Feb 9, 2005 | 08:16 AM

joe99psd

Thread Starter

New User

Joined: Dec 2004

Posts: 18

Likes: 0

Thanks for all the reply's..... I will look at this tomorrow. Will I need to purchase the brake line at Ford, Or will a local auto parts store handle this??????