Modern cars necessitate more and more maintenance, nevertheless, there are some more or less imperative ones. In this article , we will look at a maintenance action that is vital to ensure your security at the wheel of your car. Indeed, we are gonna describe to you how to change the brake pads of your car in a Ford Flex? For this, in a first step, we are going to find out why it is imperative to replace the brake pads of your car, in a second part, we are going to find out what is the process to replace the brake pads of your Ford Flex, and to finish, what is the price of this component.
For what reason changing the brake pads from my Ford Flex?
Before we find out how to change the brake pads of your car, we will start our article by explaining you what the job of the brake pads is, and when they should be replaced.
Function of the brake pads on Ford Flex
The brake pads on an car have a imperative function in the proper handling of your Ford Flex. Indeed, they are the ones that will ensure braking performance. They are a kind of pairs of metal pads that will pinch the brake discs when you press the brake pedal to slow down and stop your Ford Flex. These auto parts are consumables and consist of a coating that will wear with time and use, hence the interest of changing them occasionally to maintain ideal braking.
When to change the brake pads of your Ford Flex?
And now we will clarify to you how to know if you need to change the brake pads of your Ford Flex. Be aware that depending on the use you have of your car (city or highway for example), the wear of your brake pads will not be the same at all. Indeed, if you use your brakes frequently, their lifetime will obviously be lowered. We consider that, in general, the brake pads of a car have a longevity of about 10,000 to 30,000 kilometres. On the other hand, there are specified symptoms that should alarm you to the wear of your car’s brake pads:
- A squeaking sound.
- Much longer braking distance.
- Brake pedal vibration: If this is your case, but your brake pads are in good condition, check our article on brake vibration on Ford Flex, to locate the origin of your issue.
- A brake pedal that’s too hard or too soft…
If you have any of these signals, do not hesitate to check the condition of your brake pads yourself, either by removing the front wheels and checking their condition, or by going directly to a workshop.
How to change the brake pads of my Ford Flex?
We will now advance to the part you are most intrigued by, how to replace the brake pads from your Ford Flex?. Below we will describe the guidelines to follow to change the brake pads of your car efficiently:
- Buy brake pads designed to your Ford Flex, to achieve this use your car registration to be sure of compatibility with your car when ordering on a specialized website or in a shop.
- Put your car on stands (being careful to lock the handbrake and engage a gear and unlock the bolts of the wheels you want to act on before you lift the car).
- Remove the wheels in question.
- Before removing the clamp from your calipers, think about using a flat screwdriver to lever between the pad and the disc to totally retract the piston of your calipers, otherwise you will not be able to put the new brake pads.
- In most cases, thanks to a big Torx tip, you’ll have 2 screws to remove to be able to replace the brake pads of your car and thus be able to take out the brake calipers from it.
- Once you take out the clamp from your calipers, you will be able to serenely take out the two old pads and change them with the new brake pads.
- Be sure they are in the ideal placement before you re-install the brake calipers on your Ford Flex.
- Remember to complete locking your wheels on the ground, otherwise your transmission will be damaged.
- To finish, think that brake pads necessitate a running-in period of 500 to 1000km, so you will have to drive very carefully the first 100km and be cautious until you reach 500km.
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That’s it, now you know how to replace the brake pads on your car.
What is the price of brake pads for an Ford Flex?
Finally, last part of our article on the process to replace the brake pads of your Ford Flex. It’s just to give you an idea of the price of the brake pads of your car. Based on the finish of your car (sport or not), the pads will be different and therefore the price will also vary, nevertheless, most of the time it will take between 20 and 40 € for a set of 4 brake pads at a specialized online site like Oscaro, you can find here their entire offer of brake pads for your car. The advantages of this type of site is the choice, the price and the after-sales service you get. Finally, if you go to a car center or specialized shops you should be able to get the set of pads between 30 and 60€.
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