My '04 Supercrew 4x4 had the front rotors replaced at roughly 5000 miles. I just had them replaced again today at 12000 miles. Whats up with that?!?!? Is this going to be an ongoing repair issue, or will Ford eventually put higher quality rotors on my truck?

 

maybe it's time to adjust your driving style....

 

Dude, seriously. Rotors burning up in 5k miles?!? I'm not power braking or nothing. Hell, I've never even towed anything with the truck! Seems kinda bogus to me.....

 

you said they were replaced at 5000 miles. were they replaced, or re-machined?

I've towed a trailer with no brakes all the time for the last 14,000 miles. My rotors are fine, as are most people's out there.

I'm assuming they are being replaced due to warping? Rotor warp can be completely eliminated forever if you make some small changes to your driving style. That's all I'm trying to say...

BTW, what is powerbraking?

 

I understand, bud. I didn't think you were flaming me. I just think that rotors should last alot longer than every other oil change!

I admittedly drive alittle hard, but not excessively, and never stomping the brakes. To answer your question, yes, both times they were actually replaced (groves cut into rotors...minimal warping)

 

well, that's a definate. Even if you are getting the bad luck of the draw with bad sets, you can still get some extra life out of them.

warping is caused by uneven heating of the rotor.
the damage is done in the last few feet of braking. If you are a little heavy on the brake foot as you come to a complete stop, the heated brake pads will rest on one spot of the rotor as you are stopped. This is what causes rotor warp. If you slowly creep a few feet before making the final complete stop, the heat will have more distance on the rotors to dissipate and even out the heat transfer better.

 

There WAS a problem with the front rotors, but it has been taken care of. Look at this thread...Front Rotor Thread

 

Powerbraking is something you do in heavy cars, (or trucks I guess) when you can't get your rear tires to smoke up with solely torque/power. Basically you hold down the brakes and hit the gas while holding the brakes. The proportioning valve in your master cylinder always sends less pressure to the rear wheels, so the rear calipers aren't grabbing as hard. So basically you lock your front wheels up and spin the rears to create smoke

It's kinda like those Honda kids pulling their ebrake to lock the rear wheels, then dropping the clutch at 6500 rpm to see if the little honda will create any smoke at the front wheels.. hah

 

I had to replace my rotors twice before 20,000

 

I"ve had mine machined twice in 15,000 miles. I need to take them in again since the warp is back. I drive a lot of stop and go so I assume that doesn't help.

 

I thought that was called a brake stand...