Hey guys,
First post here. I have a '11 GT with the Brembo brake package. I did a track day over the weekend and noticed a very slight rubbing on the outside edge of the the rear rotors on both sides. Right in the rust ring on the very outside where the pad doesn't touch. The axle seals also leaked a very small amount of fluid, drivers more than passenger side.
I checked all of my wheel bearings before heading to the track and they all felt solid. I checked them after the track and I can't feel any movement in them. I pulled he drivers rear caliper off the next day to check it out and noticed the caliper made light contact with the rotor. I measured the axle end play with a dial indicator and got .015". Looks like Ford allows for .030" max.
Has anyone seen this happen before? I searched around the forums here and didn't come up with anything.
I will be replacing the seals and the bearings as well since I will be doing 90% of the work anyway to get the seals out. But is there anything else I should do while I am in there? I want to make sure I am not overlooking something else that could be contributing to the issue.
The suspension on the car is stock aside from lowering springs. The car has ~48,700 miles on it. Pads used were the Hawk HPS 5.0, but I will be definitely switching to a track only compound next time I head out. The rear brakes look like they transferred a lot of pad material build up onto the rotors. Tires used were MPSS, still on stock Brembo package wheels 255/40-19
First post here. I have a '11 GT with the Brembo brake package. I did a track day over the weekend and noticed a very slight rubbing on the outside edge of the the rear rotors on both sides. Right in the rust ring on the very outside where the pad doesn't touch. The axle seals also leaked a very small amount of fluid, drivers more than passenger side.
I checked all of my wheel bearings before heading to the track and they all felt solid. I checked them after the track and I can't feel any movement in them. I pulled he drivers rear caliper off the next day to check it out and noticed the caliper made light contact with the rotor. I measured the axle end play with a dial indicator and got .015". Looks like Ford allows for .030" max.
Has anyone seen this happen before? I searched around the forums here and didn't come up with anything.
I will be replacing the seals and the bearings as well since I will be doing 90% of the work anyway to get the seals out. But is there anything else I should do while I am in there? I want to make sure I am not overlooking something else that could be contributing to the issue.
The suspension on the car is stock aside from lowering springs. The car has ~48,700 miles on it. Pads used were the Hawk HPS 5.0, but I will be definitely switching to a track only compound next time I head out. The rear brakes look like they transferred a lot of pad material build up onto the rotors. Tires used were MPSS, still on stock Brembo package wheels 255/40-19