2002 Mountaineer...

It was a decent day out today so I had a chance to drive with the windows down today. I noticed while going down bumpy streets, the rear drivers side tire sounds like metal to metal contact making a rattling sound until the slightest amount of presure is Applied using the brakes, but once the brakes lift off, its back.

any idea's what this might be? If I were to change out the brake pads with ceramic as I want to do, will that make any difference?

Our 2002 F150 also does the same exact thing and also stops when the brakes are on, so I'm curious as to what this might be and how to fix it?

 

Any body out there?

 

well, I'll just keep talking to myself then and give a little update


I took the rear wheels off yesterday for an inspection. I tried to take the calipers off, but were unable too. The bolts are so tight I can't budge them, and I started to strip the heads on the botls trying to get them off, so I stopped.

Everything looks tight, and can't see any metal that might be hitting going over bumps. It's got me puzzled. I can't hear it with the windows up, but it still bothers me that people can hear what sounds like a clunker going down the road. lol

I checked the spare tire underneath, that was tight, but for some reason, the metal hitting noise stopes when I step on the brakes?

anyone out there no a thing or two about this? I could really use your help!

(I'm not taking it to the dealers, my new years resolution is not to take it to the dealers for minor stuff anymore)

 

I would think by now you would know better than to attempt any repair yourself. You do not have a good record when it come to that.

As for the noise, also try slowly applying the e brake when it is doing this. If the noise stops it is a good chance you have a pad rattling, or worn to metal. But, it it were worn to metal the grinding should be worse when the brake is applied.
Find a parking lot and drive slowly with the door open to see if you can better locate the noise. It could be in the driveline and the binding pressure of brakes could cause it to stop. The e brake trick will isolate it to just the rear area.

Other than that, not sure how to help you out there bud.

Sled...

 

I have the same problem in a 97 F150. We thought it was the dust sheilds on the front breaks causing this, pulled the tires off and tighten everything down we could, still no stopping it. Like you said though, slightest pressure on the break and it quits. Maybe someone will come along and know what it is exactly so we can fix it.

 

[QUOTE]Okay thank you! I read this yesterday and did this test last night down our side street which is fairly bumpy with the windows down. Once I step on the E-brake a little bit, the Noise goes away! Once I let the e-brake off, its back to rattling.
The other day I had the wheels off looking at the pads and everythign else in the suspension and everything was tight. The pads are only 3 months old after being replaced at the dealer before I brought it.
I want to take the caliper off take a closer look at how tight the pads are, but I can't get the bolts off, there to tight and I end up just striping the head off the bolts.
when the E-brake is on, the rattling goes away, has to be a loose brake pad??

 

Whos got the 02 F-150?

 

It used to be my fathers until he passed away. Now the truck's shared between only family. I use it when I need to haul A-Frames around with some stone on it, and it's in my driveway all the time until someone needs to use a truck for something.

 

Im like family, right?

 

***UPDATE AGAIN***

So I finally were able to pull off the rear calipers yesterday. The drivers side brake pads were tight, so movement what so ever even when I tried to move them by hand.

Passengerside, one of the brake pads were loose!! the inside brake pad had about an 1/8 worth of movement by hand, which was enough movement where it would be hitting againest the roter making the rattling I was hearing. I slid the brake pad off, took my hammer and hit the clips down more that hold it on the the caliper to tighten it up, and then slid the brake pad on. put the tires back on, took a test drive down my street where I hear things the most, and ALL GONE!

It was a brake pad that was loose all a long!! I'm glad it's fixed!

 

I SAID... i'm like family, right?!

Oh yeah, good to hear the brake noise is gone.

I swear I counted two dozen typos. Its rotor, not roter.

And where's our snow?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

 

you family?... sure why not! yeah really, this winter has sucked so far, we have not had any snow hardly! it better make it up sometime this year and dump like 4 feet on us!

 

 

I have 89' and 95' F-150's. I have had the rear brake rattle problem on both. It's the spreader bar that keeps the rear brake shoes in place that is rattling. There is a kind of pyramid shaped spring that keeps pressure on it. When that spring wears out, breaks or rusts into dust the spreader will rattle whenever you drive over a bump.

 

That's nice, but this thread has been dead for 8 years and the subject vehicle has rear discs, not drums.