Brake pad smell after long downhills
Checked pads maybe 5,000 miles ago and pads were about 1/2 left. I leave driveway at 10,380 pds in 2003 Ford f 350 frame. Within spec's but sort of close to max on axles. I warmed up brakes pretty ...
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byronlj wrote:
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"Question. Do you use lower gears going down hill?
No, because I have that 4r100 trans that is known for building up to much pressure in low gears and pressure blows up the front seal in trans."
That has got to be one of the dumbest things I have ever heard.
Dave
I do not know about Ford but our 4L80-e holds our 15K MH down hill so there is really no reason to use the brakes for speed control when we did the Rocky Mountains. We however were in 1st or 2nd driving the horse shoe gate to gate route driving through Yosemite.
The questions about how long brakes last of course depends on how you use them. My guess is 50K-150K depending on several factors.
