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#406 of 423 Brake warpage probs by mechtechnic Sep 02, 2009 (11:37 am)
I bet you half these complaints in here for warped brake rotors are because the lug nuts are not being hand tightened to specification with a torque wrench. If there is any drastic variation in foot pounds of torque that each lug nut is tightened to it will cause the rotor to warp. It's simple thermal dynamics - metal expands when it gets hot, if it expands non-uniformly there can be warpage. That goes for any brake rotor on any vehicle unless otherwise specified (yes you too Honda owners out there). Your average mechanic may not know about this and may or may not care enough to take the time to do it right, usually they just use the old impact gun and hammer on the lug nuts till they won't tighten anymore or use a torque stick (still questionable). The only real way to know it's being done right is to go back after repairs have been done and loosen the lug nuts one at a time and retighten them yourself with a $20 torque stick from Walmart.   COME TO THINK OF IT, many of the problems talked about on this sight are probably more from poor quality repairs made from mechanics that did not do a thorough job than from Ford. Replies to this message: pfteryl1 (Sep 02, 2009 3:45 pm)
#407 of 423 Re: Brake warpage probs [mechtechnic] by pfteryl1 Sep 02, 2009 (3:45 pm)
Replying to: mechtechnic (Sep 02, 2009 11:37 am) Torqueing the nuts properly is correct. However it is not the answer in this case. I've been tightening nuts properly for years on every car I've ever owned. Only my Excursion has continually had the warpage problem, with or without cryogenically treated rotors. My rotors last for 5-10,000 miles before beginning to chatter when hot. My simple treatment is to remove the rotors...take an absolute minmal cut on the lathe and reinstall. They're good for another 5-10,000 miles. The entire process takes an hour. I suspect that somehow, a lack of sufficient cooling airflow over the rotors when underway may be contributing to the problem. I'm retired now. My service operations did 25-40,000 brake jobs a year. The identical rotors are used on certain Ford trucks without the excessive warpage. The Excursion is substantially heavier than the trucks using the same rotors.
#408 of 423 Re: Ford Excursion Window [bhoffman] by excursionfam Sep 22, 2009 (4:29 pm)
Replying to: bhoffman (Jul 15, 2005 1:56 pm) My driver's side back window just fell out as well! I had NO idea this would happen, but apparently, it's more common than I thought--especially in the Excursion. We haven't asked our dealer to fix it, but the auto body repair guy said that once the window is delaminated, you can't use that window anymore! I think it's ridiculous that a window just falls off (and it scratched my pain!) What can we do???
#409 of 423 Re: Exc Door Locks, Remote Keyless Entry, Radio [jridley] by bionut Sep 25, 2009 (1:17 pm)
Replying to: jridley (Sep 13, 2006 5:48 am) I found your post while researching similar problems online. I have '02 7.3dsl with 115K miles with exact same problems (and a few more!) that have come on gradually. Most were already bad when we bought it 40K miles ago. Automatic headlights was last thing to quit a few weeks ago. Worked intermittently for several months and finally quit completely. We plan to keep the vehicle indefinitely, so would like to have things working.   Just wondering if you got yours fixed and what it took?   Tx, BN
#410 of 423 Brakes, etc by idgolfjunkie Sep 25, 2009 (2:14 pm)
I have a 00 ex w/ 7.3L, I have owned it since it was new and now has 215,000. I've had most of problems and EVERYONE has brakes issues. I have a friend that says Ford put 1/2 ton brakes on the heaviest SUV every built. I replaced all the rotors and pads 60,000 miles ago and they have never shuttered once. I just had new tires installed and the service guy told me that I still have about 1/2 the pad left? I purchased all four rotors and pads for 299.00 on ebay from brakelabs and have been thrilled. Yeah, the thing has a lousy electrical system, but the rest of the rig is awesome. I bought mine in Feb 00, since then I have replaced the altenator, rotors and pads, rebuilt the entire front end, and 3 sets of batteries. I had the glow plugs changed at 210,000 just because it was getting a little slow starting and winter is getting close. Since owning my ex for the past 9 1/2 years I have always wondered why GM and Chrysler never built an SUV with a diesel in it. Good luck to all of you.
#411 of 423 Theft Light blinking new radio install by green_monster Sep 26, 2009 (6:21 pm)
I just put a new radio into my car and replaced the OEM model. I got a harness from Crutchfield and all appears to work. Now I get a the theft light blinking. I can start the car. Is there any solution to this? Replies to this message: EXflores (Oct 05, 2009 9:03 am) roosmama (Oct 06, 2009 10:29 am)
#412 of 423 <b>excursion 2000 2x4 6 .8 10cylinders</b> by EXflores Oct 05, 2009 (9:03 am)
i had just replaced the fuel pump and im getting 30psi not sure if thats right... ...i already replaced the oxygen sensors so i dont know if that could still be it... i drive on the freeway constantly .. when i get about 10 minutes on the freeway the revolutions will go all the way down and it will just be in idle just enough for the motor to not turn off, even though the its in drive and im stomping on the gas... then ill have to turn it off and on again for it to work another 10 minutes... anyone know on what i can do? think its an electrical wiring problem? Replies to this message: roosmama (Oct 06, 2009 10:43 am)
#413 of 423 Re: Theft Light blinking new radio install [green_monster] by EXflores Oct 05, 2009 (9:03 am)
Replying to: green_monster (Sep 26, 2009 6:21 pm) the theft light always blinked on mine i think thats just normal Replies to this message: roosmama (Oct 06, 2009 10:29 am)
#414 of 423 Re: Theft Light blinking new radio install [EXflores] by roosmama Oct 06, 2009 (10:29 am)
Replying to: EXflores (Oct 05, 2009 9:03 am) Me too. I have owned this truck for 8 years. The theft light has always blinked on the truck.
#415 of 423 Re: <b>excursion 2000 2x4 6 .8 10cylinders</b> [EXflores] by roosmama Oct 06, 2009 (10:43 am)
Replying to: EXflores (Oct 05, 2009 9:03 am) If you go back through the postings others had this problem. I have the same truck as you but mine is a 4x4. I had a similar problem where the truck would just refuse to idle. If I took my foot off the gas it would die. Unfortunatley I am not a mechanic and it was my local Ford dealer that eventually fixed it. I took it in, told them what it was doing, they did a MAJOR tune up and the Monster has been running prefectly ever since. Good Luck!

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