This is one of the best DIY maintenance videos I’ve seen. Perfect camera, lighting, information. I just bought a 2022 model. Front brakes are rough. I told the dealership either give new brakes or lower the price. They bumped it down and I’ll be doing it myself. Looking forward to knocking it out. Thanks!
This is a great YT, no wordy BS! As a DIY'fer, I watch a lot of YT on the same job to be sure I don't miss anything. AND, READ THE COMMENTS! for added tips. Leave it to Ford to use a T45 on the front guide pins and a 7mm size on the rears. The very uneven pad wear may have been because the pins were not lubed well and the caliper did not float as it should. I might have tried to clean out the bores that the pins slide in. To compress the piston back into the cylinder, pull the cylinder out towards you while it is still installed, this can sometimes save you from needing other tools...worked for me on the rear brakes of the same car. Might want to take the pins out first if you can't get anywhere with it . Also good to suck out some of the DOT4 in the master cyl. so it does not overflow, then replace with new when done with both front brakes.
2022 ford escape, what about back brakes and the parking brakes, would you use maintenance mode on front and back? I here a lot of errors codes even after unplugging the battery.
Question: I had similar rotor grooving and uneven pad wear on the rear pass. side of the same car. Seeing your YT makes me wonder if some of the individual pads are not made well and that they might be the cause? In hindsight, I should have thrown on new pads at the first signs of rotor grooving, lasted ~55k miles anyway but could have saved $80 on a rotor.
This is one of the best DIY maintenance videos I’ve seen. Perfect camera, lighting, information.
I just bought a 2022 model. Front brakes are rough. I told the dealership either give new brakes or lower the price. They bumped it down and I’ll be doing it myself. Looking forward to knocking it out. Thanks!
Glad I could help, I hope it all goes smoothly!
This is a great YT, no wordy BS!
As a DIY'fer, I watch a lot of YT on the same job to be sure I don't miss anything. AND, READ THE COMMENTS! for added tips.
Leave it to Ford to use a T45 on the front guide pins and a 7mm size on the rears. The very uneven pad wear may have been because the pins were not lubed well and the caliper did not float as it should. I might have tried to clean out the bores that the pins slide in.
To compress the piston back into the cylinder, pull the cylinder out towards you while it is still installed, this can sometimes save you from needing other tools...worked for me on the rear brakes of the same car. Might want to take the pins out first if you can't get anywhere with it . Also good to suck out some of the DOT4 in the master cyl. so it does not overflow, then replace with new when done with both front brakes.
Glad it helped and thanks for sharing!
2022 ford escape, what about back brakes and the parking brakes, would you use maintenance mode on front and back? I here a lot of errors codes even after unplugging the battery.
Not needed for fronts, but all electronic parking brake systems require you to enter a “maintenance mode” before the rears can be serviced.
Question: I had similar rotor grooving and uneven pad wear on the rear pass. side of the same car. Seeing your YT makes me wonder if some of the individual pads are not made well and that they might be the cause?
In hindsight, I should have thrown on new pads at the first signs of rotor grooving, lasted ~55k miles anyway but could have saved $80 on a rotor.
I'm sure you can buy cheaper pads, we always use a mid grade or above and haven't had any problems.