2012 Winnebago Adventurer 37F (new to me) with only 18,000 miles.I've been told that I need new pads on front and hopefully just turn the rotors.(one said perhaps because it's been sitting up)??The ABS lite is on, but perhaps a new sensor and a "reset"?All insight appreciated.Any recommendations for service---Too big for Local Ford dealer--I was surprised.

thanks.... here's hoping. Appreciate the quick response.

1500 seems a bit steep to me. That being said, find someone that works on large trucks and school buses. I have found that most local Ford dealers are a joke as far as rv's are concerned. As an edit....Auto Park Ford in Sturgis MI is a glaring exception to this. They helped us a few years back when we had a water pump go out. They never hesitated about it being a motorhome and even gave us a power connect to stay in their lot overnight.

I would look at the abs sensor first. Unless the brakes show wear from being stuck, Sensor is not to costly and a brake bleed might be all you need. 18000 miles seems a little early for a brake job.

The ABS sensor is something that you can check yourself with an ohmmeter. I good one will ready approximately 1200 ohms and a bad one will read something like zero or infinity ohms. Each sensor has a plug where you acn check it that is approximately 24" from the sensor.

Ballpark cost of Brake Job on F53 Gasser | Good Sam Community

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rgatijnet1
Explorer III
Aug 02, 2016
Was there ever a post about the final cost for the brake job?
Jim
Explorer
Aug 02, 2016
Good news, FLNative49. Thanks for letting us know that even the worst situation can have a reasonable ending.
FloridaNative49
Explorer
Aug 02, 2016
I've been waiting for my blood pressure to subside before writing one final note to conclude this experience and I am now able to civilly tell you that it took just over (5) weeks to get my coach back, that the original Servicer Manager was Fired, and Corporate evidently got involved in a Service Dept. reorganization. I can say that my service advisor and the new management did their best working with Winnebago (and Cornerstone Ex Warr.) to get to the bottom of a major slide problem that would retract only intermittently and always displayed error codes. They ended up replacing the front motor, the control module, and something with the wiring harness. I really hope that this has done it: as we are leaving on a long planned 6 week trip, with approx. 20 stops.
dakdave
Explorer
Jul 20, 2016
If you need brakes at that mileage with melted abs sensor you have frozen or stuck caliper qnd or guide pins period.
Getting this hot means wheel bearings should be inspected and repacked,maybe rotors,new calipers and hoses bleed road test after reassembly not going to do in 1 hour per wheel.that is not a brake job but just a pad stab
Hudsoner
Explorer
Jul 20, 2016
Dale.Traveling wrote:

Concerning the brakes replacement parts are not the big cost of the work, labor is what will drive the cost. Figure $100-$130 a hour. Estimate 2 hours per wheel maybe 3 if the rotors need to come off. With a little effort an owner can research parts to determine that cost.
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The shop my son is working at charges $168/hr (going rate around here). If he finds no complications he can do a wheel in less than an hour.
Hudsoner
Explorer
Jul 20, 2016
RLS7201 wrote:
New pads and rotors at 18,000 miles. You couldn't be that poor of a driver if you tried. The repair industry brings tear to my eyes. My 95 F53 still has the factory rotors and second set of pads @ 144,000 miles. The calipers have been rebuilt or replace about 4 times. Please take you F53 to a competent repair facility.

Richard

You are right. My son is a master mechanic at a local Ford shop, and he does
all the work at my 2001 F53 . I have close to 70k miles on it and still have the original rotors in it. The calipers are still the same, too, he only changed the pads once!
If anything goes, it is the shocks, I am just getting a new set installed.
hipower
Explorer
Jul 07, 2016
Generally dealer shops will work on a flat rate schedule where many independent shops will charge actual time for a job. In addition the independents often have significantly lower labor rates.
rgatijnet1
Explorer III
Jul 07, 2016
At that rate, you can expect a total cost of around $2500+ for your brake job.
That seems high to me and the labor time seems too long BUT I have no experience with a Ford F53.
All I can say is that when the did the recall on my WH brakes, they replaced ALL FOUR calipers and disc pads in 2 hours and 10 minutes. This was not at Camping World.
FloridaNative49
Explorer
Jul 07, 2016
Many thanks to all for your insight/comments. I TOO, WISH I HAD READ THE REVIEWS ON CAMPING WORLD but I'm in this now. It seems to be shaking out at (3) hours per wheel and $250-$300 in parts(rotors/pads). (This will include replacing the ABS sensor apparently melted/fried).
I'll give a full update soon.
Dale_Traveling
Explorer II
Jul 07, 2016
The ABS light is pretty simple to troubleshoot and anyone with a capable OBD code reader, something at bit more then what the average shade tree mechanic might have, can determine what the problem is. A problem sensor is an easy driveway fix. The system will self reset but you may need to drive the coach for the ABS system to re-calibrate and self test beyond the power on testing during starting.

Concerning the brakes replacement parts are not the big cost of the work, labor is what will drive the cost. Figure $100-$130 a hour. Estimate 2 hours per wheel maybe 3 if the rotors need to come off. With a little effort an owner can research parts to determine that cost.

If the prior owner abused the brakes hard enough that at 18,000 miles they need to be replaced I would bite the budget bullet and have the wheel bearings reworked. To get the rotors off the hub bolt needs to come off and the mechanic will have easy access to the wheel bearing at that point.