pulsing during braking... 06 F150
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pulsing during braking... 06 F150
Just took my 06 F150 to TK and told me that my hubs and rotors are bad and need to be changed in the front. Total cost $800.00.
Only pulses when I brake. Is this an easier fix than when he is explaning and is the price outrageous??
Thanks,
Only pulses when I brake. Is this an easier fix than when he is explaning and is the price outrageous??
Thanks,
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Pulsing brakes = warped rotors. change them out yourself and save $500+.
Click off your overdrive and let the engine/transmission do some of the braking when going down long hills rather than riding your brakes for mile after mile - your brakes will last 4x as long.
Also, take care when you torque your wheel nuts... often a shop will over-torque the wheel nuts and result in warped rotors.
Click off your overdrive and let the engine/transmission do some of the braking when going down long hills rather than riding your brakes for mile after mile - your brakes will last 4x as long.
Also, take care when you torque your wheel nuts... often a shop will over-torque the wheel nuts and result in warped rotors.
Last edited by Howies_effie; Feb 19, 2012 at 10:36 PM.
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Brakes and rotors are some of the easiest work you can do on the truck. I don't know how your shop got to $800 for that job.
I remember years ago when I had an '01 F-250 Powerstroke. I was 350 miles from home and the front wheel bearing went out. I drove it to the nearest Ford dealer somewhere in Illinois to get it changed out so I could continue on my trip north. That worthless dealer made it sound like a major job to change that bearing. I already read about it online so I knew it was simple. The dealer didn't even have a bearing on hand, but the Car Quest store down the street had 13. I told the dealer I would drive my truck down there, bearing grinding to bits at every turn, and get the bearing for him. He gave me a super inflated price on the install and wasn't interested in helping me at all. He knew I was a long way from home and just wanted to stick me. I already had a 20' trailer hooked up to my F250, so I called a relative back home with a F150 and had them drive up the next day while I stayed in a hotel. I hooked my trailer to the F150, loaded my F250, and hauled it home. Ordered a bearing online and I changed it within an hour. I should have reported that dealer to Ford. Moral of the story is, it's real hard to find a good shop now days.
I remember years ago when I had an '01 F-250 Powerstroke. I was 350 miles from home and the front wheel bearing went out. I drove it to the nearest Ford dealer somewhere in Illinois to get it changed out so I could continue on my trip north. That worthless dealer made it sound like a major job to change that bearing. I already read about it online so I knew it was simple. The dealer didn't even have a bearing on hand, but the Car Quest store down the street had 13. I told the dealer I would drive my truck down there, bearing grinding to bits at every turn, and get the bearing for him. He gave me a super inflated price on the install and wasn't interested in helping me at all. He knew I was a long way from home and just wanted to stick me. I already had a 20' trailer hooked up to my F250, so I called a relative back home with a F150 and had them drive up the next day while I stayed in a hotel. I hooked my trailer to the F150, loaded my F250, and hauled it home. Ordered a bearing online and I changed it within an hour. I should have reported that dealer to Ford. Moral of the story is, it's real hard to find a good shop now days.
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Pulsing brakes = warped rotors. change them out yourself and save $500+.
Click off your overdrive and let the engine/transmission do some of the braking when going down long hills rather than riding your brakes for mile after mile - your brakes will last 4x as long.
Also, take care when you torque your wheel nuts... often a shop will over-torque the wheel nuts and result in warped rotors.
Click off your overdrive and let the engine/transmission do some of the braking when going down long hills rather than riding your brakes for mile after mile - your brakes will last 4x as long.
Also, take care when you torque your wheel nuts... often a shop will over-torque the wheel nuts and result in warped rotors.
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