1st Gen Fusion excessive rear brake wear

[Jack Patteeuw]

At 60,000 miles I’m still driving on the original front brake pads on my 2007 Fusion V6. It sounds like I am going to replace the rear brake pads for the second time. The originals lasted about 30K and I replaced them with Raybestos Advance Technology ceramic pads.

This problem has been reported by others on the Internet, but no explanation and no real fix.

I don’t have them apart yet, but the original pads did not wear evenly. The pad with the most wear was wearing unevenly front to back. Some of the other pads still had about 50% left.

I have never heard of any car going through 2 sets of rear brakes before replacing the fronts ! Any ideas/suggestion ?

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[dave]

Any ideas/suggestion ?

You need to service your rear calipers. they are not free floating on the slide pins. use anti-seize or silicone on all moving parts. then, you will no longer have uneven brake wear:

[Jack Patteeuw]

[quote=”Wrench Turner” post=56414]You need to service your rear calipers. they are not free floating on the slide pins. use anti-seize or silicone on all moving parts. [/quote]
Not my first brake job.

The slide pins were cleaned and well lubed.

The retaining springs were replaced with new ones, also

[dave]

you have lateral runout in excess of manufactured specifications due to “stacked tolerances” in your hub assembly, which is most likely something in the neighborhood of 0.002″. So, you have two options:

1. cut your rotors using an ‘on car brake lathe.’ An on-car brake lathe will machine the rotor specific to your car taking into account any runout. you will have to index your rotors to the hub and put them back in the same position in which ye’ took them off for the rest of the rotor’s life after being cut with an on-car brake lathe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFyCk7GjMKg

2. my preferred method: using ‘runout correction plates’ to bring your later runout back into manufacturer’s specifications. here is one of many youtube videos on how to do this:

Before you run out to get your rotors machined or buying a bunch of stuff you don’t need, put a dial indicator on your rotors and check for lateral runout.

[college man]

sounds like your rear brakes are doing all the work.
Time to go in and clean and lube everything front and
rear.usually on a four wheel disc vehicle. when the fronts
are due.the rear is not far behind.check all your calipers.

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