Ford Brakes, how hot is to hot?
Brakes on my Coachmen 18K seem to be hot, to hot,and sometimes make noise, temp on right side 250deg, and almost 300 on left. no burning smell. Going in to Ford to check out, But they will not give ...
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SidecarFlip wrote:
I'd make sure your calipers aren't hanging on the slide pins as well. Ford front dual piston (Girling style) calipers have a habit of hanging and creating excessive brake heat. Might be to your advantage to change out the calipers and rotors, it's not that expensive and fairly easy to do. I typically replace everything when doing a brake job.
Your vehicle is low miles but corrosion never sleeps.
YUP!
Particularly if operated in salt on road conditions, you need to pull the calipers, clean and use caliper slide lube on the caliper slides.
Very common issue with sliding caliper (vs fixed caliper) brakes that sit for awhile. They work OK if used all the time, but do not do well if allowed to sit (the slide area rusts and freezes up, keeping the lazy pad on the rotor.
