Changes: Mechanical Brakes

Latest revision as of 06:27, 25 April 2022

2001~2002 Ford ExplorerSportTrac's have stock Front Disc Brakes & Rear Drum Brakes, as is this vehicle,
& then later 2003~2011 Ford ExplorerSportTrac's have stock Disc Brakes both on the Front & on the Rear.

Considering its HigherThanOE BoilingPoint, Compatibility, Availability & LowCost, DOT4 Fluid is preferred.
BrakeFluid per OE specifications in the OwnersGuide is a GlycolEtherBased type DOT3\BoilingPoint=401f;
DOT4\BoilingPoint=446f or DOT5.1\BoilingPoint=500f also may be used\mixed. Beware of SiliconeBased type DOT5; it is NOT compatible & can NOT be used\mixed with GlycolEtherBased type DOT3\4\5.1 Fluid.

Size & Torq specs for the Brake bolts are as follows:

FrontDisc MtngBolts 2ea \ ?m???oDia~?m???Thrd*?m???Long*0m015HxHd \ 85.00pf=115.2nmTorq
FrontDisc SlideBolts 2ea \ ?m???oDia~?m???Thrd*?m???Long*0m013HxHd \ 24.00pf=33.54nmTorq

When doing routine Brake maintenance (replacing Pads\Rotors\Drums...) is a convenient time to carefully remove+inspect the ABS\Speed Sensor on each of the HubBearings, & push AxleGrease (NLGI#2\GC-LB Rated, Lucas#Red+Tacky Or Equal) into each of those SensorHoles, then reinstall+retighten each Sensor.

Links To Related Info

Thanks go to the brave souls who've preceded me in similar adventures & freely shared their experience:

https://youtu.be/J-9HS4w70eU?t=17 BrakeFore.Disc Repair

https://www.ranger-forums.com/drivetrain-tech-37/rear-brake-drum-size-135609 BrakeRear.Drum Diam9"\10"?

https://web.archive.org/web/20170108212730if_/http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/743915-rear-drum-brake-diagram.html BrakeRear.Drum

https://youtu.be/rRV1uz62DFc?t=17 BrakeRear.Drum Repair

https://web.archive.org/web/20210423183630if_/https://sporttrac.org/threads/drum-brakes.122897 BrakeRear.Drum RepairTubing

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 & then later 2003~2011 Ford ExplorerSportTrac's have stock Disc Brakes both on the Front & on the Rear.<br>
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+Considering its HigherThanOE BoilingPoint, Compatibility, Availability & LowCost, [https://www.google.ca/search?q=DOT4+brake+fluid&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiYs5P9tsTyAhXHcqwKHfkNCqUQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=DOT4+brake+fluid&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzIFCAAQgAQyBAgAEEMyBggAEAUQHjIECAAQGDIECAAQGDIECAAQGDIECAAQGDIECAAQGDIECAAQGDIECAAQGDoECAAQHjoGCAAQBxAeUKqVG1ivpBtg6agbaABwAHgAgAFriAGqA5IBAzAuNJgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=DSgiYdj4EcflsQX5m6ioCg&bih=601&biw=1366 DOT4 Fluid is preferred.]<br>
 [https://web.archive.org/web/20210511165406if_/https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/2001fordexplorersporttrac/images/2/25/2001.Ford.ExST_0000.Ownr_2000.06dd_Print3of6.PDF#page=218 BrakeFluid per OE specifications in the OwnersGuide] is a GlycolEtherBased type [https://www.google.ca/search?q=DOT3+brake+fluid&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi_lOy-usTyAhVUGs0KHQsGBOMQ_AUoAnoECAIQBA&biw=1366&bih=601 DOT3\BoilingPoint=401f];<br>
 [https://www.google.ca/search?q=DOT4+brake+fluid&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiYs5P9tsTyAhXHcqwKHfkNCqUQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=DOT4+brake+fluid&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzIFCAAQgAQyBAgAEEMyBggAEAUQHjIECAAQGDIECAAQGDIECAAQGDIECAAQGDIECAAQGDIECAAQGDIECAAQGDoECAAQHjoGCAAQBxAeUKqVG1ivpBtg6agbaABwAHgAgAFriAGqA5IBAzAuNJgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=DSgiYdj4EcflsQX5m6ioCg&bih=601&biw=1366 DOT4\BoilingPoint=446f] or [https://www.google.ca/search?q=DOT5.1+brake+fluid&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiJlczhtsTyAhUCG6wKHZvxDuwQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=DOT5.1+brake+fluid&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzIECAAQGDoFCAAQgAQ6BggAEAcQHjoECAAQHlCfmwNY9KQDYNepA2gAcAB4AIABdogBvQOSAQMwLjSYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=0yciYcnfHoK2sAWb47vgDg&bih=601&biw=1366 DOT5.1\BoilingPoint=500f] also may be used\mixed. [https://web.archive.org/web/20210822102742if_/https://build.torqued.io/the-difference-between-dot-3-dot-4-and-dot-5-1-brake-fluids Beware of SiliconeBased type DOT5; it is NOT compatible & can NOT be used\mixed with GlycolEtherBased type DOT3\4\5.1 Fluid.]<br>
-[https://www.google.ca/search?q=DOT4+brake+fluid&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiYs5P9tsTyAhXHcqwKHfkNCqUQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=DOT4+brake+fluid&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzIFCAAQgAQyBAgAEEMyBggAEAUQHjIECAAQGDIECAAQGDIECAAQGDIECAAQGDIECAAQGDIECAAQGDIECAAQGDoECAAQHjoGCAAQBxAeUKqVG1ivpBtg6agbaABwAHgAgAFriAGqA5IBAzAuNJgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=DSgiYdj4EcflsQX5m6ioCg&bih=601&biw=1366 DOT4 Fluid is preferred], considering its HigherThanOE BoilingPoint, Compatibility, Availability & LowCost.<br>
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 Size & Torq specs for the Brake bolts are as follows:<br>
-* Front Disc MtngBolts 2ea \ ?m???oDia~?m???Thrd*?m???Long*0m015HxHd \ 85.00pf=115.2nmTorq<br>
+* FrontDisc MtngBolts 2ea \ ?m???oDia~?m???Thrd*?m???Long*0m015HxHd \ 85.00pf=115.2nmTorq<br>
-* Front Disc SlideBolts 2ea \ ?m???oDia~?m???Thrd*?m???Long*0m013HxHd \ 24.00pf=33.54nmTorq<br>
+* FrontDisc SlideBolts 2ea \ ?m???oDia~?m???Thrd*?m???Long*0m013HxHd \ 24.00pf=33.54nmTorq<br>
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-When doing routine Brake maintenance (replacing Pads\Rotors\Drums...) is a convenient time to carefully remove+inspect the ABS\Speed Sensor on each of the HubBearings, & push [https://youtu.be/mMmSQSjraSE AxleGrease (NLGI#2\GC-LB Rated Lucas#Red&Tacky Or Equal)] into each of those SensorHoles, then reinstall each Sensor.<br>
+When doing routine Brake maintenance (replacing Pads\Rotors\Drums...) is a convenient time to carefully remove+inspect the ABS\Speed Sensor on each of the HubBearings, & push [https://youtu.be/mMmSQSjraSE AxleGrease (NLGI#2\GC-LB Rated, Lucas#Red+Tacky Or Equal)] into each of those SensorHoles, then reinstall+retighten each Sensor.<br>
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 ==Links To Related Info==