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One thing I did recently was switch to ceramic lubricant on the clips and ears of the pads, as well as the piston and back of the pads. I then used regular Silglyde on the pins and boots and it made a big difference in performance. I switched to Bosch QuietCast ceramic pads and did the break in...

Yeah I would go with the Gold pads too. the Silvers tend to squeal and give off a lot of dust. And they don't come in Ceramic, but "Organic" they call it. Plus the Gold pads are direct OE replacement specs as far as chamfers and pad material is concerned.

ThermoQuiet. The Quick Stops are Wagners cheap line of brake pads. The TQs last quite while and have very little brake dust. Two other reccomendations are Akebono pads or Autopart International's Posi-Met Pads which are awesome.

quick stops are wagners cheap brake pad line. I have thermoquiets on the front of my car and they have no dust, stop like a mother and wear like iron. Very impressed. Spend the extra dollars

Yeah wheel cylinders take a beating. A little trick not to break the lines comin out. Spray them with some PB first and let them soak a minute and then put a wrench on the flare nut to hold it and turn the wheel cylinder itself, not the wrench and it will save you from kinking an old line.

They are known for going bad sorry to say. And if its the AWD model, good luck finding somebody to do the job other than Ford. Most techs won't touch them. I know Advance Auto Parts can get a trans for that vehicle, price - maybe around 4500$. I'd trade it in ASAP.

Call it coincidence, but started hearing a ticking rattle "shoelaces in the dryer" type noise from the right front of my motor, which is actually the front of the motor transversely thinking. Anyway, I figured it Was low on oil like any other weekly consumption period - so I added an additional...

Originally Posted By: logcar My 1st post here. And so my 1st question here will be this: I know that Castrol Syntec is now called Castrol Edge with Syntec. I was wondering what is the difference between them now that the name is switched? I actually spoke to a Castrol rep. one day and I was...

I disagree with that. Working at AAP, Ive sold maybe a handful of quarts. People don't want used oil in their engines, especially when it's more money than conventional. And double-refined just means its cleaned of impurities and loaded up with more anti-wear additives. But what about the actual...