Brake issue/question
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From: The Land of Cheese
Brake issue/question
2018 F150 4x4 5.0
Just replaced pads on front and rear of truck. Went with motorcraft pads from the dealership since my stock ones were at 3mm.
Bought the truck with 23,435 miles and currently at 126,000 miles. This is the first time the brakes have been replaced!
So I put the truck in service mode because of the electronic parking brake. Everything went smooth on replacing the pads. Rotors were still clean and smooth (not warped and no grooves). Now the passenger side rear brake is dragging. I can smell the brake “burning” and the rim gets really hot. I did take it out of service mode before driving.
Anyone have a solution as to what I can check on it? Something out of alignment? Replaced all the hardware with the pads, and the slide pins were able to move freely and added fresh grease to them.
Just replaced pads on front and rear of truck. Went with motorcraft pads from the dealership since my stock ones were at 3mm.
Bought the truck with 23,435 miles and currently at 126,000 miles. This is the first time the brakes have been replaced!
So I put the truck in service mode because of the electronic parking brake. Everything went smooth on replacing the pads. Rotors were still clean and smooth (not warped and no grooves). Now the passenger side rear brake is dragging. I can smell the brake “burning” and the rim gets really hot. I did take it out of service mode before driving.
Anyone have a solution as to what I can check on it? Something out of alignment? Replaced all the hardware with the pads, and the slide pins were able to move freely and added fresh grease to them.
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My only thought, caliber piston sticky. Sometimes if gunk gets compressed back in, it can hang up. I often forget, but I always try to clean area well before compressing the piston in, on brake jobs I do.