I think it was 2020 or thereabouts. Did front and rear rotors and pads, used silver antiseize on the hardware and the special grease on the caliper pins. The factory brakes and rotors disintegrated in the 25k - 30k range. Fast forward to last night, and 4k miles of town driving later, the rear rotors were completely rotted and left pads were seized and down to the metal backing, passenger pads were at 40% and seized in the caliper bracket.
The issue is the powdered metal caliper hangers / brackets that accept the brake pads themselves are made out of such poor quality metal that it rots UNDER the stainless shims. Therefore tightens up the pads so much that they seize in place. New pads will not fit, even after wire brushing and fileing down. I had to file the pads down too.
Is there any long term solutions or other brands of caliper hangers that would prevent this?
My ford fusion, taurus, f-150, and all crown vics do not do this until at least 5 yrs without maint and if not exposure to road salt they would never sieze up.
The issue is the powdered metal caliper hangers / brackets that accept the brake pads themselves are made out of such poor quality metal that it rots UNDER the stainless shims. Therefore tightens up the pads so much that they seize in place. New pads will not fit, even after wire brushing and fileing down. I had to file the pads down too.
Is there any long term solutions or other brands of caliper hangers that would prevent this?
My ford fusion, taurus, f-150, and all crown vics do not do this until at least 5 yrs without maint and if not exposure to road salt they would never sieze up.