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Re: noisy brakes [kkalbfleisch]
by conash
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Jun 25, 2009 (8:51 am)
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Replying to: kkalbfleisch (May 23, 2009 6:16 pm)
I have a ford 2005 ses freestar. My brakes squeak as well. It is almost as though something is cranking when I press on the brake. The sound can be heard outside of the van as well. When I took it to the dealership while it was still under warranty I was told, "that's Ford." So basically you are correct when you say it probably has something to do with the design of the brakes.
It is so embarrassing when you drive a car, and everyone can hear you brake. It seems to be getting worse and worse.
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Re: noisy brakes [conash]
by jroyse
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Oct 30, 2009 (11:23 am)
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Replying to: conash (Jun 25, 2009 8:51 am)
Haha. 2004 Merc Monterey here. Front Bearings went bad around 60k (loud EEEE! squeal at highway speed). Took it to a Merc dealer, they replaced the bearings, and checked the PCM TSB (OK), then they said the "groaning" noise when I put on the brakes was the calipers, and they would need to be replaced. HA! These are Phenolic pistons calipers, and it is a design problem with them making noise. Part of life really, they groan. Phenolic pistons on calipers are how large vehicles with large brakes keep the brake fluid from heating up and boiling, and you losing brake power. Plastic lined calipers squeak, but they don't boil fluid! However I think it was poor dealer service to say I needed new calipers ($$$!). So I took the van to an independent shop - they pulled the calipers and lubricated the slide pins the calipers ride on and most of the groaning went away, the un-lubricated metals was amplifying the piston noise. I believe it was $80 labor for the independent shop to do something correctly. If you want to know what true cost of parts are, try www.rockauto.com and look up the part. Before you buy it, make sure the independent shop takes outside parts, sometimes they will!
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Ford Freestar brake fluid
by wheatltc
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Dec 02, 2009 (9:13 am)
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HELP !! Is there any easy way to check brake fluid levels on a Freestar? The fluid resevoir is located under plastic "shelf" in the back of the engine compartment, is very difficult to view well, and I have no idea how I would add fluid if necessary (without using some type of funnel/tube arrangement.
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