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1998 Ford Contour Eliminating Brake Pulsations FiF

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    EricTheCarGuy 1EricTheCarGuy
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      Here’s some more progress on Jeff Schmidt’s Ford Contour. In this episode we take care of the brakes. A brake pulsation in the front and the cleaning and adjustment of the rear brakes.

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      Kazuo KuroiKazuo Kuroi
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        Hey there Eric, fantastic job on the brakes you did here. I’m glad my Mazda3, made before Ford divested its stock in 2010, has 4 wheel disc brakes, and AFAIK all the Mazda3s have 4 wheel disc brakes. Although since Mazda has gotten past all the Ford-derived models in their new stock, I would anticipate that if they have any drum equipped models, that they’re not of this style. Another thing I have done on some cars to adjust them is to drive at about 5-10 mph on a road, sharply pull the brake half way, let it go for a few feet, than slowly pull it up the rest of the way. It worked, and this was a service manual procedure for a BMW in fact.

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        Dave TidmanDave Tidman
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          I see Eric has the same distain for those springs on the caliper that I do. Somehow, they migrated from Fords to VWs, they are a pain to get on correctly.

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          RereonehundredRereonehundred
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            Great video. Very positive in all directions.

            What is the function of those strange snaked around springs? Do they stop outboard pad rattle?

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            EricTheCarGuy 1EricTheCarGuy
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              [quote=”Rereonehundred” post=152860]Great video. Very positive in all directions.

              What is the function of those strange snaked around springs? Do they stop outboard pad rattle?[/quote]

              Yes, that’s it exactly.

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              Christopher CertaChristopher Certa
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                I have a 1996 Contour, which I bought on Craigslist for $500.00, and is my daily driver, I have been watching these FiF videos for tips on what to do, so thanks for this series. I am getting a lot out of it. 🙂

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