Rear Brake pads
#11
has left the building
You need to push the pedal down as far as is goes with reasonable force. If all you are doing is moving the pedal enough to unseat the switch, then your parking brakes are not really applied.
From the OM:
To set the parking brake, press the parking brake pedal down to its fullest extent. The
brake warning lamp in the instrument cluster will illuminate and remains illuminated until the parking brake is released.
To release the parking brake, press the parking brake pedal down again.
From the OM:
To set the parking brake, press the parking brake pedal down to its fullest extent. The
brake warning lamp in the instrument cluster will illuminate and remains illuminated until the parking brake is released.
To release the parking brake, press the parking brake pedal down again.
#12
Y o u r t r u c k does not have electric rear brakes.
That is why you have a manual brake action pedal.
Take a look, you will not see any motor housings attached to the rear hardware.
That is why you have a manual brake action pedal.
Take a look, you will not see any motor housings attached to the rear hardware.
#13
Senior Member
If the EPB works in a manner similar to manual parking brakes integrated into calipers, it adjusts to take up slack as the pads and rotors wear. When you put it into maintenance mode it may retract the mechanism inside the caliper completely so the piston can be fully seated to make room for replacements pads and rotor. I don't know if that's how it works, but it's a good reason to spend almost no time putting them into maintenance mode.
I mean, really. I spend more time than that farting each day.
I mean, really. I spend more time than that farting each day.
#14
If the EPB works in a manner similar to manual parking brakes integrated into calipers, it adjusts to take up slack as the pads and rotors wear. When you put it into maintenance mode it may retract the mechanism inside the caliper completely so the piston can be fully seated to make room for replacements pads and rotor. I don't know if that's how it works, but it's a good reason to spend almost no time putting them into maintenance mode.
I mean, really. I spend more time than that farting each day.
I mean, really. I spend more time than that farting each day.
#15
Senior Member
I'd rather do that than spend the 10-15 minutes it takes to spin the piston back in on a manual integrated parking brake caliper. I'm glad my F150 has the hat parking brake.
#17
Senior Member