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- Mar 16, 2020
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- Location
- Tennessee
- Vehicle Year
- 2021
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger XLT
- Engine Type
- 2.3 EcoBoost
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
I’ve had a problem with the brake feel of my 2019 Supercrew since I bought it in December. I thought it would improve as the pads seated in, but there was really no improvement. I have 4100 miles on it now. So I ran across a post from a Ford Engineer concerning this issue. It sounded very simplistic and I thought there was no way it would make any improvement but I thought I’d give it a shot. The procedure is basically what I always do following a brake job. Take your truck up to 30 to 40 mph and brake hard. Do this 3 times then let the truck sit for 30 mins to cool the rotors. So I gave it a bash. I couldn’t believe it but it made a marked improvement in the braking. The brakes now have some initial bite and modulation is much better. Prior to trying this I would start braking with little or no slowing, which necessitated more pedal pressure, until the brakes just grab hard. Usually throwing your passenger into the dash. Now you can feel the braking start immediately and modulate as needed. Apparently there is a coating on the rotors and or pads that normal braking (4100 miles) didn’t remove from my truck. The pedal is still in the spongy side but the braking performance is much improved.
Just thought I’d pass it along
Just thought I’d pass it along