Brake Pads Replacement
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Brake Pads Replacement
So I'm starting to feel the pads vibrating against the rotors.
Other than going to Ford and buying a set of replacement pads at bend me over prices, are there any "reasonable" aftermarket pads out there for a "reasonable" price?
I don't do any towing but I do like my pads to last at least 50k miles before changing.
Any suggestions, guys?
Other than going to Ford and buying a set of replacement pads at bend me over prices, are there any "reasonable" aftermarket pads out there for a "reasonable" price?
I don't do any towing but I do like my pads to last at least 50k miles before changing.
Any suggestions, guys?
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Hi,
I had the same symptoms at the end of summer... I bought replacement pads but had some suprises under the rims...
The external support of the pads, those that have sleeves where jammed in rust. Only the lower sleeve was stuck but it wont move.
I went to my friends at the autoshop and they kindly annonced me they will not sell that part only. It comes with the galiper.
So I had to buy the whole galiper to replace only the other part. I did not even care replacing the galiper cause I was alone and bleeding the line often takes 2...
So I would suggest you check for rusty sleeves adn if they are ok, put some greace on them :-)
Cheers!
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I had the same symptoms at the end of summer... I bought replacement pads but had some suprises under the rims...
The external support of the pads, those that have sleeves where jammed in rust. Only the lower sleeve was stuck but it wont move.
I went to my friends at the autoshop and they kindly annonced me they will not sell that part only. It comes with the galiper.
So I had to buy the whole galiper to replace only the other part. I did not even care replacing the galiper cause I was alone and bleeding the line often takes 2...
So I would suggest you check for rusty sleeves adn if they are ok, put some greace on them :-)
Cheers!
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Last edited by Sleblanc; Apr 30, 2005 at 07:38 AM.
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Y'all have to remember there are different grades of brake pads , some will produce lots of brake dust and some won't , some will last for 50,000 miles and some won't . Sleblanc are you refering to the slider pins ? If so , yeah they can be a PITA , but I have bought them with out having to buy the caliper at one of our local muffler and brake shops .
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i really like the performance pads from napa. they do put out quite a bit more dust but there the best stopping pads ive had on my truck. they dont heat up like a mettalic pad and there pretty easy on rotors. i had a performance friction mettalic pad on it before and they were loud and felt lots of brake fade on longer harder stops. thoose pads lasted 60k but the rotors were too thin to turn after that also. ive got my second set of the napa performance pads on there at about 60k and the rotors are still in great shape.
a more organic or carbon pad will stop better and stay cooler but more dust and not gonna last as long (thats what my napa pads are) but lifetime warranty, wear'em out and go get you another set.
the mettalic and ceramic pads will heat up more not stop as much, more brake fade, barely any dust, last a long long time, but most likely will be replacing rotors and having to rebuild calipers when its time for new pads. have to rebuild calipers due to extra heat from thoose pads.
a more organic or carbon pad will stop better and stay cooler but more dust and not gonna last as long (thats what my napa pads are) but lifetime warranty, wear'em out and go get you another set.
the mettalic and ceramic pads will heat up more not stop as much, more brake fade, barely any dust, last a long long time, but most likely will be replacing rotors and having to rebuild calipers when its time for new pads. have to rebuild calipers due to extra heat from thoose pads.
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For some reason the best pads for the F250 and f350 is the Ford factory pads. I have a buddy of mine that has a fleet of F350 and they tried the Cheep route and had nothing but problems. Then went back to Ford and get an average of 40-50,000 now.
If you want cheap factory Ford parts go here rockauto.com.
If you want cheap factory Ford parts go here rockauto.com.
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I second barebackjake with regards to pad wear vs. rotor wear. A harder pad will put more wear on the rotor. I prefer to change the pads out and preserve the life of the rotors. I prefer the organics myself.
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Originally Posted by blackf3504dr
Y'all have to remember there are different grades of brake pads , some will produce lots of brake dust and some won't , some will last for 50,000 miles and some won't . Sleblanc are you refering to the slider pins ? If so , yeah they can be a PITA , but I have bought them with out having to buy the caliper at one of our local muffler and brake shops .
I will look at the dealer then to see if they could sell me a couple of those pins... I will also have to replace the protection rubber cause I had to heat up the pin to get it out and well you know the rest of the story... Rubber and fire dont really get along :-)
thanks for the tip!
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I went to kragen autoparts and inquired about my brakes chattering problem. I told them that it only chatters when I'm slowing down to a stop. It doesn't chatter when I'm at speed and braking. The guy told me that it doesn't mean that I have to replace my pads. The pad material itself may be the issue.
Is this true?
How hard is it to replace the front brake pads?
What special tools does this job need? Can I do this myself?
What's the difference between semi metalic and others?
Is this true?
How hard is it to replace the front brake pads?
What special tools does this job need? Can I do this myself?
What's the difference between semi metalic and others?
Last edited by westladog; May 1, 2005 at 11:35 AM.
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Well Talking for my personnal experience:
It is pretty easy to replace front break pad. I can't mount a IKEA furniture but I was able to change the from pads on my 99 F250 PSD
So I guess that is how easy it is ;-)
It is pretty easy to replace front break pad. I can't mount a IKEA furniture but I was able to change the from pads on my 99 F250 PSD
So I guess that is how easy it is ;-)
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