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Explorer

Feb 01, 2022

Front brakes

I did a brake job on my 2002 2500 Dmax. The back brakes on the right rear were down to metal to metal. Put on a new rotor and pads. Now to the front. There were a lot of pad left but changed them any way. Now for a test drive the back brakes were warm but the front were cold. How can I get them to work equally?

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33 Replies

rhagfo
Explorer III
Feb 02, 2022
Brake job, pads, rotors, did you replace or rebuild the calipers? I have never had a hard time rebuilding a caliper, bit have found issues, when rebuilding.
nickthehunter
Nomad III
Feb 01, 2022
Sounds like the caliper is sticking and not releasing properly. Time for a new one.
starlord
Explorer
Feb 01, 2022
The front brakes do most of the stopping. The fact that the backs were wore down and the fronts had a lot of pad left tells me they aren't working right. Could be several problems, don't know on newer models but could be master cylinder, proportioning valve... etc.