Brakes..How many miles before replace???
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Well you have to look though he's probably sourcing his parts from a local autochain which i will admit for the escape brakes is notably cheaper, but you get quality motorcraft parts with ford with higher price. however honestly when i do the brakes on my wife's i'm gonna go to a parts store....i guess thats a little hypocritical but, employee discounts arent that great
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Originally Posted by bananaboat
The OEM rotors are pretty much disposable and usually cannot be turned. I replaced them on my first Escape with some standard Raybestos rotors and never had any problems (also went with some ceramic pads due to brake dust). The OEM pads will last a long time if you can stand the dust (pre-2005 had more dusting issues). But the rotors will wear out before the pads.
I have 41,000 on my '03 Escape, front wheel disc, rear drum. No issues with brakes. I also have an automatic tranny so figured the brakes would of been gone by now. Guess bananaboat is right, the oem pads last a long time. As far as I know the brakes were never serviced. The dealer I bought the Escape from told me if the brakes were more than 50% worn, they would of replaced them, I guess at 31500 miles, the miles on the vehicle when I purchased it, they were still not 50% worn. The dealer is pretty reputable and doubt he was lying, but you never know...I guess I will keep on driving until I start hearing something or I don't stop anymore...not worried about the rotors , they are going to be replaced anyway when the time comes. Seems like rotors can't be turned anymore since they started making them so thin..
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i have a couple hundred more miles to go before rolling over 60,000 on my 03 and i have had no problems stopping and havent heard any noises. i also have the manual tranny and get some stopping power by downshifting but not alot. i am very happy with my escape!
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