Ford Repair: Front Pads on an Explorer, hi chris, new ford

Question
Hi, I need to replace my brake pads on my 97 Explorer, V6 SOHC.  I have done this on another car previous but wanted to see if there are any hints you can give me or things to watch out for.  I do all my work on my motorcycle and some on my cars so i am not afraid of tools...  Is this something i should do or should i take to get it done by a pro?  Thanks,
Chris

Answer
Hi Chris,
Nothing special. If you didn't have any vibration braking you can just push the pistons back and install new FORD pads. If you had a vibration braking, you need to remove the rotors and have them machined. Make sure you use FORD pads as after market pads don't work as well and are very noisey!

Jeff
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