Squealing front brakes

[NanLaew]

1 hour ago, fredob43 said:

I agree with some of your post, but we did have large vented Discs also race pads and they bedded in fine. As I have said a few runs down the pit lane and the warm up lap and they worked first class. But must admit it did take a bit of brake pressure to do same.

 

Reply to N/L.

I checked my 4 discs this morning and they like yours shine like mirrors That's after 25th km. I still think they fitted pads that were to hard. Hence they wouldn't bed in. 3,000 km does seem a tad long. But that's only my opinion. It would be interesting to know if anyone has fitted ford recommended pads to see if they squeal or have problems after changing. 

Ford's OEM brake pads are made under license by Bendix. That includes the ones that they would invariably replace the original ones with. Beyond the dealer markup, a brake job there would be 'a mornings work' plus an hour's drive time, 2-way.

 

B-Quick stock only Bendix brake pads for Ford Rangers. They are also right across the street, 5 minutes away.

 

AFAIK, neither Ford nor Bendix option a 'softer' brake pad since it's a pickup and not a Lotus. Granted that one can shop around for all sorts of after-market pads touting all sorts of benefits depending on the road user but I haven't seen one yet that claims '100% squeal-free' on the tin.

 

This bedding-in malarkey is old-school and doesn't really apply in modern, high-tech, composite brake pads. Typically the term 'bedding in' hides a whole garage full of shonky 'mechanics' who have cut corners and recycled used parts. That's why like most bespoke brake parts manufacturers, all Bendix brake pads come as a kit with all the bits and bobs required for a 100% moving-part replacement. But since that may add time to any 'quick' brake job, there's no telling what even the experienced mechanic thinks he can get away with.

 

As for your shiny rotors, I would wager there's a fair difference in how our vehicles are driven? I assume that yours gets at least a daily outing and maybe 2 or 3 longish runs a month. Steady usage. Mine is pretty much the same but only when I am in the country. When I am away, she sits parked up for weeks on end so who knows if that makes a difference on how the baked-on glaze and the shoes interact after hundreds of hours of low-temperature, static exposure. Plus you have 4 rotors to stop your bus whereas I only have the 2 on the front-end doing the needful augmented by the old fashioned drums on the back end. Chalk and cheese or apples with oranges comes to mind.

 

My previous Ranger was sold at around 55,000 km and was till on the OEM, silent-running brake pads so haven't gambled on the unlikely event that there are different grade pads between the Ford production line and the Ford service shop.