Front Brake Pad Replacement - Gen4

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GlennSullivan

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Finally had a chance to try your suggested diagnostic.....and.....couldn't discern any difference right or left - the rumble is there any time I am braking from say 40mph or faster. Hard brake or just slowing, doesn't really matter. Guess I'll have it checked when I have the tires rotated and balanced.
If the "rumble" is a vibration coming from the front, it could be warping of the front rotors. All 3 of my Gen 3 Expeditions had this issue and the rotors needed to be trued / cut early on in their life. Cut rotors, problem gone, even though the pads were fine.
 

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Front:
Slide pins: 27 ft.lb
Caliper bracket: 184 ft.lb (the manual wants you to discard bolts)

Rear:
Slide pins:26 ft.lb (discard bolts)
Bracket: 258 ft.lb (discard bolts)
Is this correct? Ford wants you to discard the rear slide pin bolts, but not the front ones?
 

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Is this correct? Ford wants you to discard the rear slide pin bolts, but not the front ones?
I haven't looked at the manual but I don't discard everytime but I do put a little blue loctite on. I did once have a caliper bolt come loose.
 

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Is this correct? Ford wants you to discard the rear slide pin bolts, but not the front ones?
Yes, they want you to discard the bolt for front pads too, not the slide pin. The rear motorcraft pads came with the two new bolts.
 
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