🤣...I look forward to it! It works, just don't go crazy unscrewing it too much, as it doesn't need much. My brakes are still running free, now a few years after making this video!👍
your a legend ....several years ago i payerd a mechanic $800 to fix this as i didnt know the problem but was able recently to fix my aunties car for free...thankyou
hahaha - Yep; so nice to have brakes that now ONLY work when I want them to!! (must've cost me a lot in fuel driving all that times with the extra load of dragging brakes!) - it should be a 11 second animal on the 1/4 mile now! 😄👌🍻👍
Man, watched a few videos of yours just for knowledge in general since I own a ba XR6 MK2, glad I did cause I remember watching this a month ago & thought I’d rewatch as I’ve recently got all brand new performance rotors and pads, but now I’m having the same sticking issue, gonna give it a go this afternoon wish me luck 👌🏼
Steve Mack your a life saver! As I was thinking I may of needed a new master Cylinder in my AU until I stumbled upon your video, It was such a simple fix that saved me a lot of money. I will be definitely watching more of your video mate👍
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Thks buddy, did this to my BF mk2... also had a surge n the trans slowing and speeding up.. told it was the trans... was gettung real bad... thinking the coils... a sensor.... na was the M.A.S & dirty throttle body! 2 bolts off remove the air intake from the throttle body, used a $6 can of brake cleaner spay n a rag wiped out the throttle body sprayed inside ... let it dry off n reassembled. Reset the ECU (neg off battery) perfect. I changed a trans thinking that was it... na could of saved $1300 bucks...
@@SteveMack worked a treat. I had just drivers calliper seizing up after hwy 20 mins hwy then steering would shake bad until pulled over and give car rest. All fixed now.
Excellent! - it's one of the BEST things I've done on mine...some months on, and brakes still free without any drag (& no more warped rotors!) - not to mention how much fuel I haven't wasted!😉👌
Great video with more informations about possible brake problem.I think they have specification by factory about adjusment of this bolts on brake buster and with time factory gap lose specification, but is worth to tray and sea changes.
Love ya work mate !! I'm a bit lost on how adjustment became necessary in the first place ? The adjustment screw certainly wasn't loose and you would think that normal wear and tear would increase the distance between the master cylinder piston and the push rod ! But hey, mysterious stuff surrounds us. Looking forward to your live stream on Sunday. Cheers mate.
Cheers mate! Yeah, beats me too! I was going to include some of my theories, but they didn't make enough sense to explain it - but seems to be the fix for a LOT of AU to BF's and most other makes of cars too...🍻🙂👌👍
@@sharons9367 That makes sense. I remember years ago when one of the Corvettes I had, needed a new seal in the booster; I was TOLD they were a non-servicable unit...Grinding down the outside of a socket, then getting a huge o-ring from a brake place, proved that wrong.😉👍
Hey man i have a problem with my fg xr6 when i braking after giving it a bit it makes a hissing sound would it be the same problem u had with the brake booster
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There’s a brake parts company in Victoria called partswise. They do an internally modified brake booster as a Bolt on replacement that supposedly fixes this issue………
@@SteveMack if you happen to still have the car another good upgrade for the brakes is braided brake hoses for about 200 bucks and change the fluid to DOT 5.1……. Of course Bendix pads and discs and it’s a unbelievable combined improvement under the pedal.
Oh yes, I definitely still have the car: of all the cars I've had in my life (even very exotic one-offs); this is by far my favourite! I did put new bendix discs on it (video in my Ford playlist) & since then have switched to ceramic brake pads...they're excellent! 👍
I'd check to ensure that no vacuum hose became dislodged when doing this. Failing that; I'd suspect a tear in the internal rubber diaphram. Complete new boosters SHOULDN'T be excessively expensive, and are a common solution.
Bought a au recently, issue with drivers side rear park brake making noise when coming to stop. Sounds like a out of round disc, but disc are relatively new. Park brake pads 5 to 6 mm. Can. Anyone tell me the internal diameter of rear disk for park brake diameter when new.
When it comes the car I’m useless,I know nothing about changing the flat tyres haahahhaha .Thanks for showing this tutorial video mate .Have a great weekend and see you soon .now Leo is watching this video too ..👍🙏👌..
@@SteveMack yeah that's probably right. I did mine today on my ba xt and there was no return on it. It was loose like yours. But I'm pretty sure last time I checked that over a year ago it used to spring back in.
Originally, the rubber diaphrams act a little like a spring in most cars, but rubber looses some flexability with age, cracking etc. This is a great fix, short of buying a whole new setup (which of course IS an option), but mine' still running perfectly with this tiny tweak once only, and brakes don't drag anymore (which cost me new discs and 2 rounds of machining before I realised)😟
I have a similar issue on my AU. However it is only dragging on drivers side front calliper as it is red hot. Do you think this method would solve this?
Hmmm, I'd tend to doubt it; sounds MUCH more likely to be a sticking calliper on that side...try removing it, and cleaning up the slider pins, then lightly sand them, and coat with rubber grease, and reassemble (I mention this in 1 of my other videos on brake pad replacement); THAT SHOULD solve your problem! Let me know! 👌👍👍
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How are you with the handbrakes on a BA? Im asking because I need some help with mine. Today I went to use my handbrake and as I was engaging it, something popped so to speak and the handbrake lost all tension/resistance and I could pull lever all the way without it engaging the handbrake. So now ive got no handbrake. Any ideas/thoughts on what it could be the issue?
@@michaeldelaveris3322 ...I think handbrakes should be banned, and we all go back to throwing a rock out of the window, attached to a rope tied to the chassis!! Seriously though; I've never found the need to adjust mine (not that I recall at least), the last Ford I adjusted was on my old F100. It SOUNDS to me, like a mount has given way - 1st port of call; climb under there, and visually inspect it all...Let me know what you find mate. Steve
@@michaeldelaveris3322 Best of luck. Hopefully, it'll simply be a case of a small bracket rusting off and can be replaced - I can't honestly remember if they're welded on, but if so; more tricky, but still doable. It COULD simply be a broken cable also, in which case, they too can be replaced. Cheers
@@SteveMack I didnt get under the car to have a look yet, but in the car I removed the handbrake cover and the cable seems to be moving no problems when I engage and release the handbrake, its just not engaging.
mine is a seized caliper on one side playing up. my mechanic wont replace the one caliper so ive gotta get 2 rotors new pads and both of the calipers rebuilt one was already done but he wont do the job unless he does them both to his standards. another grand. but love the car too much to part with it
Bummer. Yes; prices add up even when going aftermarket (which with Ford, and indeed most cars now) there's NO other option, as they don't carry any parts now. Having said that; if you pay $1000 all up, fitted etc, you won't have to worry about them for a long time (AND you'll be able to STOP...which is quite important) 😅😉👍👌
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U gotta take booster out there's 3 bolts under the dash tho for firmness u can get a brace that goes on the strut tower witch is what I'm going to do 💪
@@SteveMack I wasn't having a shot at you,I was just pointing out that it was quite a bit more than you actually said.one a good note I have one of these that I made have to do myself if my next fix doesn't work.
Oh ok - Yeah, I said what others had sugested, but obviously went more turns, as it's a fine pitched screw, and a mere one turn would have barely made any difference. What I did, I WOULDN'T EXCEED though, and was prepeared, had it been too much, to pull it apart and unscrew 1 turn. I CAN tell you though, that it WAS very worthwhile, as it indeed stopped the dragging brakes, and now a few years on - they STILL don't bind! (& believe me - I still often check by seeing if the car will roll on an incine in neutral) - It does. 🙂👌👍* I _would_ squirt a small amount of WD-40 / RP7 onto the screw first though, and let it soak for a few minutes, as it was as shown; quite rusty from condensation over the years.
@@SteveMack thanks Steve,I have a problem with rear brake getting hot.i have rebuilt the caliper and still getting hot.my next move is to replace the hose and I'm hoping this fixes the problem.any idea's as to why.cheers
Yeah, right! ALL makes have problems - A LOT has to do with bad maintainance practices...others have to do with money saving vs production quality, i.e., Ford has ALWAYS made shit plastics!
OMG! Do not adjust that screw, there is a fault with the master cylinder. There is a 3mm retaining screw inside the master cylinder that slowly comes undone and allows the plunger to come back further than it should which presses on the the push rod from the booster. So yes adjusting that rod will band-aid the issue but not fix it.
So long as you limit it to only about 1 turn (or less - use trial and error) it SEEMS safe to me (and clearly others). AS David says & implies; Obviously THE BEST solution would be to replace the master cylinder with a new one - But I found the screw to be so stiff (likely a bit of rust, as seen in my video), that hopefully - the screw won't easilly work itself too loose. MINE hasn't in over 12 months is all I can go by👌👍
I've backed every one of my falcons off a quater turn to solve this issue since 2005. I learnt that trick from a mechanic, who was told by a former dealership tech that when the last service before warranty ran out, they were instructed to turn in the rod so customers would be back for new pads and rotors. I tried everything on my 1st Bseries falcon from forums for 9 sets of discs until I asked my mate and learned this technique and never ever had a problem since. I put 400,00 kilometres on my BF mkii with the rod adjusted an never an issue.
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I'm about to try this now mate on my BA
Fingers crossed it sorts me out.
If it does, I'll subscribe to your channel for sure haha 🤙
🤣...I look forward to it! It works, just don't go crazy unscrewing it too much, as it doesn't need much. My brakes are still running free, now a few years after making this video!👍
your a legend ....several years ago i payerd a mechanic $800 to fix this as i didnt know the problem but was able recently to fix my aunties car for free...thankyou
EXCELLENT!🙂👍👌😉
Nice. Didn't know about this tip.
Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome. A few years on, and still working fine for me. 👍
Thanks mate ... a lot. You've solved it for me. How do you like your coffee?
Milk and 2 sugars thanks! Excellent to hear; I'm very glad to have helped 👍👍
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Great stuff mate and now great performing brakes . I know everything I need to know because QLD’s favourite vlogger told me so. 👍👍👍
hahaha - Yep; so nice to have brakes that now ONLY work when I want them to!! (must've cost me a lot in fuel driving all that times with the extra load of dragging brakes!) - it should be a 11 second animal on the 1/4 mile now! 😄👌🍻👍
Man, watched a few videos of yours just for knowledge in general since I own a ba XR6 MK2, glad I did cause I remember watching this a month ago & thought I’d rewatch as I’ve recently got all brand new performance rotors and pads, but now I’m having the same sticking issue, gonna give it a go this afternoon wish me luck 👌🏼
It's a very common fault - just be gentle, as it's likely to be slightly rusty like mine...2 years on, and NO MORE PROBLEMS with mine! 👍👍
Thanks for the information.
@@anthonycavalliotis8736 You're very welcome; I hope it helps. Mine's still good, a few years later 😉👍...and the horsefly bites healed up too. 😁🤣
Awesome vid Steve, will know exactly where to go if i have this problem with my Falcon, thanks for posting. 👍🍻
Glad to help mate!👌👍🍻🙂
Problem solved, the fuel economy will improve, thank you Steve for this informative tutorial video, stay safe and have a great day.
Thanks, you too!❤🍻🙂
Steve Mack your a life saver! As I was thinking I may of needed a new master Cylinder in my AU until I stumbled upon your video, It was such a simple fix that saved me a lot of money. I will be definitely watching more of your video mate👍
Great to hear! Hit the old subscribe and bell mate, and you'll be the first to know of my future videos!👌🍻🙂👍
@@SteveMack All ready have mate, I’m sure you will have more info to help keep my 5.0 L AU Ute on the road! Lol
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Ill definitely try that tomorrow on my territory, thanks buddy 👍
It's magic! A month on, and still working perfectly, with no drag!🙂👌👍👍
Thks buddy, did this to my BF mk2... also had a surge n the trans slowing and speeding up.. told it was the trans... was gettung real bad... thinking the coils... a sensor.... na was the M.A.S & dirty throttle body! 2 bolts off remove the air intake from the throttle body, used a $6 can of brake cleaner spay n a rag wiped out the throttle body sprayed inside ... let it dry off n reassembled. Reset the ECU (neg off battery) perfect. I changed a trans thinking that was it... na could of saved $1300 bucks...
Nice work mate. Yep; cleaning the TB can work wonders, on all makes of cars! 👌🙂👍🍻
I enjoyed this mate. Doingvit on my car now. Liked and subscribed because I reckon your legend
@@aaronharris8245 oh cheers, always glad to help where I can mate 👍
@@SteveMack worked a treat. I had just drivers calliper seizing up after hwy 20 mins hwy then steering would shake bad until pulled over and give car rest. All fixed now.
I had similarissues; ruined a brand new set of rotors, before doing this! Zero issues since doing this a few years ago!👍
thks buddy solved the problem on the bf...
Excellent! - it's one of the BEST things I've done on mine...some months on, and brakes still free without any drag (& no more warped rotors!) - not to mention how much fuel I haven't wasted!😉👌
Worked well on my BA Falcon V8 one tonner
Cool! Very useful isn't it? Will save you a *fortune* on brake discs and pads!😉👍🙂
ROGER... Thanks champ @@SteveMack 👍
@@cappywa Cheers buddy - I will have a few coming up soonish, in various forms.
Love your work Steve Mack!!!
Thank you kindly 👌👍🙂🍻
Thanks for sharing ❤
My pleasure 👌🙂
Great video with more informations about possible brake problem.I think they have specification by factory about adjusment of this bolts on brake buster and with time factory gap lose specification, but is worth to tray and sea changes.
Yes, it worked awesomely! NO further brake drag. I still can't work out WHY the gap increases
Love ya work mate !! I'm a bit lost on how adjustment became necessary in the first place ? The adjustment screw certainly wasn't loose and you would think that normal wear and tear would increase the distance between the master cylinder piston and the push rod ! But hey, mysterious stuff surrounds us. Looking forward to your live stream on Sunday. Cheers mate.
Cheers mate! Yeah, beats me too! I was going to include some of my theories, but they didn't make enough sense to explain it - but seems to be the fix for a LOT of AU to BF's and most other makes of cars too...🍻🙂👌👍
@@SteveMack problem is the brake booster is plastic not like the old days when they were metal
@@sharons9367 That makes sense. I remember years ago when one of the Corvettes I had, needed a new seal in the booster; I was TOLD they were a non-servicable unit...Grinding down the outside of a socket, then getting a huge o-ring from a brake place, proved that wrong.😉👍
Hey man i have a problem with my fg xr6 when i braking after giving it a bit it makes a hissing sound would it be the same problem u had with the brake booster
Try checking if the brake booster is leaking.
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Good vid mate 👍
Cheers mate!🍻🙂👍
There’s a brake parts company in Victoria called partswise. They do an internally modified brake booster as a Bolt on replacement that supposedly fixes this issue………
Handy to know, thanks. Thus far, a few years on; this fix is still working well 👍
@@SteveMack
if you happen to still have the car
another good upgrade for the brakes is braided brake hoses for about 200 bucks and change the fluid to DOT 5.1……. Of course Bendix pads and discs and it’s a unbelievable combined improvement under the pedal.
Oh yes, I definitely still have the car: of all the cars I've had in my life (even very exotic one-offs); this is by far my favourite! I did put new bendix discs on it (video in my Ford playlist) & since then have switched to ceramic brake pads...they're excellent! 👍
Did you notice any difference with the Bosch rotors v the genuine ones over the life of the vehicle?
None whatsoever.
I have just done this on my 2011 Territory & now the booster has no vacuum, any idea what the problem could be?
I'd check to ensure that no vacuum hose became dislodged when doing this. Failing that; I'd suspect a tear in the internal rubber diaphram. Complete new boosters SHOULDN'T be excessively expensive, and are a common solution.
Bought a au recently, issue with drivers side rear park brake making noise when coming to stop. Sounds like a out of round disc, but disc are relatively new. Park brake pads 5 to 6 mm. Can. Anyone tell me the internal diameter of rear disk for park brake diameter when new.
I hope someone can supply the specs - _sounds_ like something dragging to me.
good technician
Cheers!👌
When it comes the car I’m useless,I know nothing about changing the flat tyres haahahhaha .Thanks for showing this tutorial video mate .Have a great weekend and see you soon .now Leo is watching this video too ..👍🙏👌..
Good stuff - Leo's your car guy...you don't need to know! LOL 😋👌❤👍
Isn't the push rod meant to spring back in? And not be loose like that?
...It's probably MEANT to have a bit of a return on it; but years, and what becomes a hostile environment with age, changes ideals. 😉🤔🍻
@@SteveMack yeah that's probably right. I did mine today on my ba xt and there was no return on it. It was loose like yours. But I'm pretty sure last time I checked that over a year ago it used to spring back in.
Originally, the rubber diaphrams act a little like a spring in most cars, but rubber looses some flexability with age, cracking etc. This is a great fix, short of buying a whole new setup (which of course IS an option), but mine' still running perfectly with this tiny tweak once only, and brakes don't drag anymore (which cost me new discs and 2 rounds of machining before I realised)😟
My ba mk2 has a rubber boot on the push rod.
I have a similar issue on my AU. However it is only dragging on drivers side front calliper as it is red hot. Do you think this method would solve this?
Hmmm, I'd tend to doubt it; sounds MUCH more likely to be a sticking calliper on that side...try removing it, and cleaning up the slider pins, then lightly sand them, and coat with rubber grease, and reassemble (I mention this in 1 of my other videos on brake pad replacement); THAT SHOULD solve your problem! Let me know! 👌👍👍
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How are you with the handbrakes on a BA? Im asking because I need some help with mine. Today I went to use my handbrake and as I was engaging it, something popped so to speak and the handbrake lost all tension/resistance and I could pull lever all the way without it engaging the handbrake. So now ive got no handbrake. Any ideas/thoughts on what it could be the issue?
@@michaeldelaveris3322 ...I think handbrakes should be banned, and we all go back to throwing a rock out of the window, attached to a rope tied to the chassis!! Seriously though; I've never found the need to adjust mine (not that I recall at least), the last Ford I adjusted was on my old F100. It SOUNDS to me, like a mount has given way - 1st port of call; climb under there, and visually inspect it all...Let me know what you find mate. Steve
@@SteveMack Ok will do, thanks.
@@michaeldelaveris3322 Best of luck. Hopefully, it'll simply be a case of a small bracket rusting off and can be replaced - I can't honestly remember if they're welded on, but if so; more tricky, but still doable. It COULD simply be a broken cable also, in which case, they too can be replaced. Cheers
@@SteveMack I didnt get under the car to have a look yet, but in the car I removed the handbrake cover and the cable seems to be moving no problems when I engage and release the handbrake, its just not engaging.
mine is a seized caliper on one side playing up. my mechanic wont replace the one caliper so ive gotta get 2 rotors new pads and both of the calipers rebuilt one was already done but he wont do the job unless he does them both to his standards. another grand. but love the car too much to part with it
Bummer. Yes; prices add up even when going aftermarket (which with Ford, and indeed most cars now) there's NO other option, as they don't carry any parts now. Having said that; if you pay $1000 all up, fitted etc, you won't have to worry about them for a long time (AND you'll be able to STOP...which is quite important) 😅😉👍👌
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Brand new calipers x2 under $400, rotors and pads x2 $170...
full coooool
It's alot harder in my ed falcon 😭😭
Is it? Why's that...lack of space?
U gotta take booster out there's 3 bolts under the dash tho for firmness u can get a brace that goes on the strut tower witch is what I'm going to do 💪
So, a lack of room then? I had to do that when I needed to rebuild one of the Corvette's booster I had...Real pain in the arse working under a dash!
legend! sorry you had to endure biting horse flies for us
No worries!..I recovered 😉😁👍
Bloody a+with a capital a A and let's spell plus.
😂Cheers!👍😉
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interesting to see this ...wow. darn bugs...lol
THEY HURT!! (obviously to them, I look like a HORSE!!)😧😆😉
@@SteveMack lol
The video (& the 2021 outtakes reel coming soon) has certainly made me rethink my latest haircut - maybe short(er) IS how I should go...'next year'?
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I needed LOTS!! Got bitten about 6 times!😨
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There's no way on hell that was one turn.
You're right - it was roughly 2 & 1/2 turns by my estimate...What I said was "some people say half, I'd say 1 - 1 to 2"
@@SteveMack I wasn't having a shot at you,I was just pointing out that it was quite a bit more than you actually said.one a good note I have one of these that I made have to do myself if my next fix doesn't work.
Oh ok - Yeah, I said what others had sugested, but obviously went more turns, as it's a fine pitched screw, and a mere one turn would have barely made any difference. What I did, I WOULDN'T EXCEED though, and was prepeared, had it been too much, to pull it apart and unscrew 1 turn. I CAN tell you though, that it WAS very worthwhile, as it indeed stopped the dragging brakes, and now a few years on - they STILL don't bind! (& believe me - I still often check by seeing if the car will roll on an incine in neutral) - It does. 🙂👌👍* I _would_ squirt a small amount of WD-40 / RP7 onto the screw first though, and let it soak for a few minutes, as it was as shown; quite rusty from condensation over the years.
@@SteveMack thanks Steve,I have a problem with rear brake getting hot.i have rebuilt the caliper and still getting hot.my next move is to replace the hose and I'm hoping this fixes the problem.any idea's as to why.cheers
Just on ONE side? Sorry to ask the obvious, but did you bleed the entire brake system after installing the caliper?
do you self a favor man. Buy a holden. youll be happy forever
Yeah, right! ALL makes have problems - A LOT has to do with bad maintainance practices...others have to do with money saving vs production quality, i.e., Ford has ALWAYS made shit plastics!
OMG! Do not adjust that screw, there is a fault with the master cylinder. There is a 3mm retaining screw inside the master cylinder that slowly comes undone and allows the plunger to come back further than it should which presses on the the push rod from the booster. So yes adjusting that rod will band-aid the issue but not fix it.
Noted: but 12 months on, it's still fine. I did say only about 1 turn I think?
No Every Ford Forum i've come across has said to do Exactly this to fix the issue.
So long as you limit it to only about 1 turn (or less - use trial and error) it SEEMS safe to me (and clearly others). AS David says & implies; Obviously THE BEST solution would be to replace the master cylinder with a new one - But I found the screw to be so stiff (likely a bit of rust, as seen in my video), that hopefully - the screw won't easilly work itself too loose. MINE hasn't in over 12 months is all I can go by👌👍
I've backed every one of my falcons off a quater turn to solve this issue since 2005.
I learnt that trick from a mechanic, who was told by a former dealership tech that when the last service before warranty ran out, they were instructed to turn in the rod so customers would be back for new pads and rotors.
I tried everything on my 1st Bseries falcon from forums for 9 sets of discs until I asked my mate and learned this technique and never ever had a problem since. I put 400,00 kilometres on my BF mkii with the rod adjusted an never an issue.
Would this be the same for FG falcons too? I just replaced pads and rotors an sounds like brakes are slowly dragging and getting worse fuel economy.
My AU thanks you...
No problem👌👍🙂(My BA thanks your AU for watching) 😄