[Diy_efi] OT: crappy ford expedition rotors?

[Steve Ravet]

Marcello, it's the wife's car and I don't touch it, that's why it goes
to the shop for brake jobs.

Anyway, I think it's a 2002, or maybe 2001.  2WD eddie bauer.  I wish
now I'd told the service manager to stuff it and gotten the NAPA parts,
oh well, the way she goes through vehicles it'll be gone before it needs
a second set of rotors.

thanks,

--steve=20

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:diy_efi-bounces at diy-efi.org] On Behalf Of Marcello A. Belloli
> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 12:11 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Diy_efi] OT: crappy ford expedition rotors?
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> Steve,
>      What is the exact year of the Expedition, and 2 or 4=20
> wheel drive?=20
> There are many vehicles that come with rotors already at the min.
> spec.  You simply cannot turn them.  You must replace them.  And many
> cars, Volvo for one, that even though you could turn them you are
> much better of replacing them.  We have a customer that came in on
> Friday for an oil change, and I inspected his brakes.  He had 75k
> miles on his brakes and then still had 75% of the meat at all four
> wheels.  And if I'm remembering this right it was a ford expedition.=20
> They were the original brakes!  I thought someone was playing a joke
> on me.  I'll pull the exact specs tomorrow and post.  Ford was having
> trouble with their brakes being undersize for a while.  96 Ford
> explorer needing brakes every 15k miles was not uncommon.  The pad
> size was just too small for the weight of the car.  I'll see if there
> are any tech bulletins if you give me more info on the SUV.
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