BarKer Member 174 Member For: 15y 2m 11d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 02/05/12 10:01 AM Share Posted 02/05/12 10:01 AM wow.. 68K on my 09 ute and still on original pads.. Front and back.. Altho, the front discs had to get machined at 55K.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhardy Member 104 Member For: 15y 5m 11d Posted 05/05/12 08:11 AM Author Share Posted 05/05/12 08:11 AM checked the rear pads today, as I thought the handbrake has a sep system,(a lie by the ford service idiot, I will have words with him) the inner pads worn almost fully down the outer pads almost new,, could the caliper be sticking? any ideas, could this be a warrenty issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verve Donating Members 126 Member For: 15y 7m 17d Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 08/05/12 10:03 AM Share Posted 08/05/12 10:03 AM Michael, the calipers do stick. My mechanic lubed mine up and I no longer have any issues for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gussa Donating Members 220 Member For: 13y 9m 25d Gender: Male Location: Gippsland Posted 12/05/12 10:19 AM Share Posted 12/05/12 10:19 AM I had a chat to my Ford mechanic about this last friday. He said he has had quite a few come in with rear brake fade. He was fairly certain it is caused by gravel/dirt roads and the ingress of the dust wears them out faster. Apparently in the FG's the backing plate was left off from the design stage but lets in more dust. He said Ford are now supplying backing plates which he is now fitting, but it is not covered by warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhardy Member 104 Member For: 15y 5m 11d Posted 12/05/12 10:28 AM Author Share Posted 12/05/12 10:28 AM interesting I will compare th erear brakes in both cars. but Im still going to call ford about the problem, clearly a designing fault, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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