mike
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It's great that we have some insiders here and especially @P. A. Schilke , a retired Ford Engineer. In this thread:Possible brake issue He mentions to a couple members who complained (like many of us) about the soft/mushy/inconsistent brakes.
His suggestion: " Try this... from 30 mph, brake aggressively to a stop, and repeat 3 times. Now coast to a stop without touching the brakes. Let them cool for 30 minutes. See if this makes any difference. It did for me. you might repeat the process one more time. hopefully this will help."
I did this and I know @Ric has done this. For myself. It took 3 separate times to really feel a difference. I've driven it around now for a couple days and yes, for me, it has made a pretty significant difference, to the point, the brakes really don't bother me. The pedal will still go soft occasionally (sometimes blatantly...like a definite system choice), but the pedal overall feels more firm and able to modulate like most of us who are not liking the brakes feel like they should.
Personally, I didn't think it would work and tried to talk myself out of feeling like the brakes are better, but they really do feel better. One thing I did note during the bed in process, is that the brakes really haul this truck down to a stop. Also wanted to note that I have every single driving aid turned off where I can and minimized where I can't turn it off.
For those that have tried it. What has been your experience?
His suggestion: " Try this... from 30 mph, brake aggressively to a stop, and repeat 3 times. Now coast to a stop without touching the brakes. Let them cool for 30 minutes. See if this makes any difference. It did for me. you might repeat the process one more time. hopefully this will help."
I did this and I know @Ric has done this. For myself. It took 3 separate times to really feel a difference. I've driven it around now for a couple days and yes, for me, it has made a pretty significant difference, to the point, the brakes really don't bother me. The pedal will still go soft occasionally (sometimes blatantly...like a definite system choice), but the pedal overall feels more firm and able to modulate like most of us who are not liking the brakes feel like they should.
Personally, I didn't think it would work and tried to talk myself out of feeling like the brakes are better, but they really do feel better. One thing I did note during the bed in process, is that the brakes really haul this truck down to a stop. Also wanted to note that I have every single driving aid turned off where I can and minimized where I can't turn it off.
For those that have tried it. What has been your experience?
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