Brakes - Vibration/Inspection Service Tips
Article No.99-19-4
09/20/99
BRAKES - GUIDELINES FOR BRAKE VIBRATION
REPAIR, BRAKE INSPECTION, AND FRICTION
MATERIAL REPLACEMENT - SERVICE TIP
FORD:
1993 FESTIVA
1993-1994 TEMPO
1993-1997 PROBE, THUNDERBIRD
1993-1999 ESCORT
1993-2000 CROWN VICTORIA, MUSTANG, TAURUS
1994-1997 ASPIRE
1995-2000 CONTOUR
1998-2000 ESCORT ZX2
2000 FOCUS
1993-1996 BRONCO
1993-1997 AEROSTAR
1993-1998 F SUPER DUTY
1993-2000 ECONOLINE, EXPLORER, F-250 LD, RANGER
1995-2000 WINDSTAR
1997-2000 EXPEDITION
1999-2000 SUPER DUTY F SERIES
LINCOLN:
1993-1998 MARK VIII
1993-2000 CONTINENTAL, TOWN CAR
2000 LS
1998-2000 NAVIGATOR
MERCURY:
1993-1994 TOPAZ
1993-1997 COUGAR
1993-1999 TRACER
1993-2000 GRAND MARQUIS, SABLE
1995-2000 MYSTIQUE
1999-2000 COUGAR
1993-2000 VILLAGER
1997-2000 MOUNTAINEER
ISSUE
This TSB serves as a guideline for servicing and diagnosing brake vibration, brake inspection, and brake friction material replacement.
ACTION
Refer to the following text and illustrations for servicing brakes.
Several service procedures relating to brake vibration, system inspection, and pad/shoe replacement have been revised. Detailed descriptions of the service procedures are shown in Figure 1.
Please note the changes for turning brake rotors. Criteria for sufficient rotor thickness before turning has been added to reduce the number of rotors that are replaced or turned to a dimension below the minimum thickness specification.
Final Lateral Runout (LRO) and disc thickness measurements have also been deleted since proper rotor measurement and machine adjustment will insure that these dimensions are within specification.
As part of this change, all car and light truck repairs will now be sequenced under labor operation 2001B, labor operation 2001A will remain in effect for medium and heavy duty truck applications. A unique labor operation for brake pad/shoe replacement, 2001B1, was added along with a consolidation of all turning operations into two labor operations, 2001B2xx and 2001B3xx. A comprehensive list of brake labor operations are listed in Figure 2. These new codes will be in the October Service Labor Time Standards release.
OTHER APPLICABLE ARTICLES: NONE
WARRANTY STATUS: INFORMATION ONLY
OASIS CODES: 301000