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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 12:10 PM
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13 FX4 w/5.0. I have 6,500 miles on it. Early on, and still now, I get a brake squeak first thing in the morning when I'm backing out of the garage. It does not happen every time but once or twice in a work week. No other conditions or shudders or anything, and once I hit the road to put it in drive I'm fine and the squeak goes away with further break use.

Happened yesterday after the truck sat for a few hours and backing out, but again, goes away after the first few uses of the brake and everything is fine.

Does this happen to anyone else? Trying not to be a truck hypochondriac and have accepted certain nuances of out trucks but this is one that I was thinking about getting checked out. Or is this another nuance?
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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by nickstradamus
13 FX4 w/5.0. I have 6,500 miles on it. Early on, and still now, I get a brake squeak first thing in the morning when I'm backing out of the garage. It does not happen every time but once or twice in a work week. No other conditions or shudders or anything, and once I hit the road to put it in drive I'm fine and the squeak goes away with further break use.

Happened yesterday after the truck sat for a few hours and backing out, but again, goes away after the first few uses of the brake and everything is fine.

Does this happen to anyone else? Trying not to be a truck hypochondriac and have accepted certain nuances of out trucks but this is one that I was thinking about getting checked out. Or is this another nuance?

Normal, it'll happen more often in a humid climate. Does it on mine as well.

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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 12:54 PM
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Same here. No big deal.
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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 02:33 PM
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Same here.
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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 02:52 PM
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Happened on my '05 alot. Doesn't do it anymore. .... not sure if its because the brakes are "worn in" now, or because of it being winter now.
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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 06:42 PM
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Awesome. That's guys. I'll monitor for now. Second time I was curious about something that turned out to be normal.
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Old Jan 12, 2014 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by nickstradamus
13 FX4 w/5.0. I have 6,500 miles on it. Early on, and still now, I get a brake squeak first thing in the morning when I'm backing out of the garage. It does not happen every time but once or twice in a work week. No other conditions or shudders or anything, and once I hit the road to put it in drive I'm fine and the squeak goes away with further break use.

Happened yesterday after the truck sat for a few hours and backing out, but again, goes away after the first few uses of the brake and everything is fine.

Does this happen to anyone else? Trying not to be a truck hypochondriac and have accepted certain nuances of out trucks but this is one that I was thinking about getting checked out. Or is this another nuance?
Usually caused by flash rust(light coat of rust that forms on bare metal after being damp and setting for a few hours). Rubbed off by the first brake use.
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Old Jan 13, 2014 | 05:53 PM
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Same thing on my 2010 XLT 4x4. Getting used to it.
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