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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down home wrote:
Ford Brakes are notorious for being too small and warping second trip down a hill so to speak. It would help,if they were re heat treated before machining.
The Big F350s, I don't know about 250s were some better but I replaced the rotors with chill tempered drilled rotors and matching pads. Don't want to hard of a pad with a soft rotor or the reverse. I got them from Breembo, I seem to remember. That was 23 years ago.
That's not the case anymore. I have owned 8 Ford trucks (including 2 motorhomes built on the F53 chassis) since the 1980's. None had to have a brake job until at least 75,000 miles.
The 1999 F150 and the 2010 Expedition both needed rotors. Not because they were warped, but rather because they were worn to near the minimum thickness. Most new car and truck rotors aren't much more than .030" thicker than the minimum required to absorb the heat and provide adequate braking. After 75,000 miles or so they're so close to the minimum thickness that it's time to replace them.
