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danz409
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Apr 24, 2009, 12:43 PM
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97 ford tarus brake problem
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year 97
car Ford
make Taurus
Engine V6, 3L Vulcan
Ok. doing some routine checkups on my car to get things in order. i recently installed a new rotor/caloper/breaks on the rear driver side
and decided to check that out. pop the tire off and crawl under it to see what else could be cuseing breaks to rub intermentily. and i find some sort of device that looks like some sort of safty swich. had my grandpa look at he. he knows more about cars then me, and he was stumped on what it was. i did a MS paint of it. so if anybody knows what this dobob is please let me know.
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way2old
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Apr 24, 2009, 1:12 PM
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That is a device that senses when the rear of the vehicle is going up in the air and adjusts the braking to keep the rear wheels from locking up. Just make sure it moves freely when the car is jacked up and the wheel stays lowered.
Being way2old is why I need help from younger minds
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danz409
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Apr 24, 2009, 1:41 PM
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oh thank god ^^; jacked it up and it was loose so its suppose to be loose.. thank god for that. i thought it was another thing to add among the already large list of problems with my car. do you know what that thing is called? also a link between a bar going to both wheels and suspension broke soo. that is in need of repare. hope those arn't too costly
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way2old
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Apr 24, 2009, 1:45 PM
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On the part that is broken, does mit go from a curved bar to the lower control arm area? If yes, that is the rear stabilizer link. They cost approximately 20 dollars from aftermarket parts house. These are a common failure point on these cars. Not positive on the nomanclature of the other part. We just call it a ride hight sensor.
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danz409
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Apr 24, 2009, 2:05 PM
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yup thats exactly where it is. would that cause interment net break rubbing?
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way2old
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Apr 24, 2009, 2:37 PM
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Should not cause any brake rubbing, but it can cause a rattle or a thumping noise.
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danz409
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Apr 24, 2009, 6:30 PM
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welp. that sucks. looks like i have 2 repairs on my hand. fixing that and still trying to find what causes them to rub. i thank it may be the rubber line from that box to the caliper, it was horrible early winter and lost a break shoe entirety and the other got jammed sideways and f**ked up my caloper and rotor. costly repare id like to avode happening agan
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Tom Greenleaf
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Apr 24, 2009, 10:17 PM
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Check for rust between rotor and hub. Scrape it off and grease as needed but don't allow grease on friction areas.
Flex hoses can intermittently cause hydraulic locks, overheats and pad failure. Good pads shouldn't fall apart as mentioned. They make better ones.
Favs are "Centric" some Bendix and there are other high end parts by brand also,
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danz409
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Apr 25, 2009, 8:38 PM
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no rust on new rotor, caliper, and brakes. still looks like it did the day i put it on
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Tom Greenleaf
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Apr 25, 2009, 10:22 PM
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Danz - if you didn't assertively clean the hub to rotor it's high on the list. It may be rustyer here but it will mess us a brakejob almost anywhere,
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