Hi, Guest
05-29-2009, 12:59 AM
FocusFreak,May 28 2009, 08:42 AM Wrote:I have a Focus and a Fusion in my driveway. The Fusion is a 2007 and I have not changed the brakes yet. The front still seem fine but the rear pads are down to the backing plate. I can't remember any of my cars that wore out the bake brakes before the front. There doesn't appear to be any sticking or binding. It almost seems that maybe the rear brake design used pads that are too small for the vehicle. I would be curious to find out if they changed them on the new Fusions.
Does anyone have any thoughts on this issue?
[right][snapback]288296[/snapback][/right]
My two Fusion are too new to notice any difference in wear front to back ... my initial thought was a parking brake issue, but IIRC the Fusion has an audible warning for parking brake left on, so unless the driver is deaf it's unlikely that's the problem.
I guess depending on how many klicks were talking about there's two ways to look at it ...
1) oh wow my back brakes wore out early, or
2) oh wow, I can't believe how long my front brakes are lasting.
2008 Fusion SEL MTX - DD1 * 2009 Fusion SEL - DD2 * 2007 Focus ZXW - R*I*P * 2004 Focus ZTW CD Silver - sold * 2004 Focus ZTW Black - sold * 2003 Focus ZTW Black - sold * 2001 Focus ZTW Gold - sold * 2000 Focus SE Wagon (ZTW option) - Black - sold * 2000 Focus SE Wagon (ZTW option) - Gold R*I*P
2003 Focus ZX5 infra-red Track Rat - R*I*P
2003 ZX5 CD Silver Track Rat - retired, but still in the driveway
New track rat: 2000 ZX3, Atlantic Blue * JRSC with lots more to come
* New Zetec crate motor - NFG - thanks Topspeed *
2003 Focus ZX5 infra-red Track Rat - R*I*P
2003 ZX5 CD Silver Track Rat - retired, but still in the driveway
New track rat: 2000 ZX3, Atlantic Blue * JRSC with lots more to come
* New Zetec crate motor - NFG - thanks Topspeed *