Brake grinding from front end

2007 MERCURY MARINER
218,000 MILES • 3.0L • V6 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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MERCURYESCAPé
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Have taken it to countless shops and no one seems to know why. The vehicle was upgraded brakes with ceramic pads and cross drilled and slotted rotors all the way around (front and rear). when I brake I get a grinding in the front brakes I've had every shop look at them some did some grinding on the pads but nothing has changed. It only does this at low speeds up to about 25 MPH and doesn't always do it it's kind of 50/50. I'm stumped and so is everyone else. Thanks in advance.
Mar 31, 2021 at 8:46 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good morning,

This sounds like the pads themselves that are making the noise. The grinding comes from the material in the pads.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-front-brake-pads-and-rotors-fwd

I would get a set of OEM brake pads from Ford and install them and see if it still happens.

Roy
Apr 1, 2021 at 6:11 AM