Then braking resumed to normal for next 10 stops.
2002 taurus brakes go to the floor.
If you hit your ford f 150 or super duty s brake pedal and it goes to the floor stop the vehicle and don t drive it until you find a solution to this problem.
Axle bearings hold the brake rotor true without play while they both rotate.
Start again starting from the longest line bleeding each in turn to the shortest line.
There s one more thing that could be causing the brake pedal to go all the way to the floor.
The final reason for a brake pedal to go to the floor is failing axle bearing.
Remove the cover from the brake master.
So i stopped and i saw smoke coming from under the car near the brakes on the driver s side.
When you bled the brakes after replacing the pads did you do it the normal way diy ers do it by having an assistant press on the pedal til it nearly hits the floor while you open and close the bleeder screw in sync with the pedal press.
Pedal went to floor and continued for the next 5 stops.
Then pedal went to floor next 3 stops.
This article applies to the ford f 150 2004 2014 and f 250 super duty 2005 2014.
If this bearing goes bad it will allow the brake rotor it move back and fourth which pushes the caliper piston back into the caliper creating an air gap.
The more the brakes are used the hotter the brake fluid gets.
The pedal will go all the way to the floor and the car will be harder to stop.
I got back in the car to test the brakes out around the parking lot.
The brake pedal went all the way to the floor.
For the pedal to go to the floor there is still air in the brake system.
2002 ford taurus with anti lock brakes.
I got back in my car to go home and they.
The ford taurus features front disc brakes and either disc or drum rear brakes depending on the model year and installed options.
I pumped the brakes and the car eventually stopped.
Follow this procedure to replace the disc brakes on your ford taurus.
Maybe just taking the car in for a pressure bleed is the safer alternative.
The hotter the brake fluid gets the more liquid it becomes.
Make sure you have adjusted up the rear brakes before bleeding as every time you press on the pedal the shoes expand right out and when you take your foot off the pedal the shoes go all the way back in.
