Rotor Replacement Question??
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Rotor Replacement Question??
Has anyone had good luck with rotors. Finding some that won't warp..My factory fronts need replacing. I had them cut once and now they are warped again...
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Dick
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Dick
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Use ceramic brake pads, make sure all the brakes are properly adjusted, and use a lathe to cut a cooling groove. The warped rotor indicate the front brakes are working too hard. If you use the parking brake periodically, it helps ensure that the correct brake ratio is maintained.
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Use ceramic brake pads, make sure all the brakes are properly adjusted, and use a lathe to cut a cooling groove. The warped rotor indicate the front brakes are working too hard. If you use the parking brake periodically, it helps ensure that the correct brake ratio is maintained.
That's interesting. Is that true for all FORDS, or just explorers? How does that work? I thought you just had to put the brakes on solidly while backing up once in a while, and they should self-adjust.
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This should be true of all Fords. The auto adjusting tensioner is activated and operated by the parking brake mechanism. Putting on the brakes while backing up is not any different than doing so in forward.
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On my 87 Ranger the rears do self adjust when backing up & hitting the brakes.
But, i think on most newer Fords the self adjusters are only activated with the parking brake.
I read that a lot of vehicles in Florida were chewing up front brakes because it's so flat there & theres no need to use the parking brake.
The rears get loose & the fronts do all the work.
My wife never uses her parking brake, so once a week I pump it 10 times to keep the rears adjusted.
But, i think on most newer Fords the self adjusters are only activated with the parking brake.
I read that a lot of vehicles in Florida were chewing up front brakes because it's so flat there & theres no need to use the parking brake.
The rears get loose & the fronts do all the work.
My wife never uses her parking brake, so once a week I pump it 10 times to keep the rears adjusted.
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Is this true of all Fords, or just the ones with disc brakes in the rear?
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I know I am late coming in.. but one more thing about the impact wrench. If you have aftermarket rims with those "keyed" lug nuts, don't let them use the impact gun on them. I had a $2 lug nut from a chrome rim end up costing me $900 to fix when they broke the lug nut with the gun, and we ended up having to cut the rim to get it off the truck and then still had to cut the stud off the rear hub.
I also found that most of my threads were eaten up because the guy I took it to insisted on using the gun. So I ended up having the thing restuded and buying new front rotors.
I also found that most of my threads were eaten up because the guy I took it to insisted on using the gun. So I ended up having the thing restuded and buying new front rotors.
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Did they even attempt to remove the broken locking lug nut? Usually they can be removed by hammering a socket over them and then zipping them off with an impact. It isn't good for the socket, but I've gotten off every one I've tried like that.
