Owners of other Ford, Lincoln or Mercury vehicles such as the Taurus, Fiesta, Fusion, Focus, Mustang, Flex, Ranger, F-150, Escape, Explorer, Expedition, MKZ, MKX, MKS, MKT, Navigator, Milan, Mariner, Mountaineer, Grand Marquis & Town Car may also find this guide to be helpful.

New front brake pads for the Ford Edge range in price from about $25 for economy semi-metallic or organic pads to over $70 for performance pads. I've always had good luck with the Wagner ThermoQuiet QC1258A brake pads.

A few other compatible replacement brake pads with their part numbers are as follows: Bosch BP1258, Motorcraft BR1258B,

The tools needed to complete this procedure include a lug nut wrench, a floor jack, a 17mm socket/wrench, and a "C" or "F" clamp.

Optional items include a breaker bar or rubber mallet for loosening a stubborn caliper bolt, CRC Disc Brake Quiet Gel, brake parts cleaner spray, high pressure moly grease for the caliper pin, blue medium strength Permatex Threadlocker for the caliper bolts, and twine or rope to support the brake caliper.

If you have jack stands, slide them under the side of the vehicle for extra safety.

Then spin off the lug nuts, remove the wheel and roll it out of the way. Use wheel chocks and engage the emergency brake to prevent the vehicle from moving.

I had trouble breaking the Threadlocker on the lower caliper bolt so I had to whack the socket wrench with a rubber mallet a few times.

To remove the old brake pads, wiggle them off the face of the rotor and out of the anti rattle clips located at the top and bottom.

I recommend buying either the Wagner ThermoQuiet QC1258A pads or the Ford OEM Motorcraft BR1258B pads that have great reviews on Amazon.

If your new brake pads came with replacement anti-rattle clips you can remove the olds ones. If your new pads didn't come with new anti-rattle clips, you can re-use the original ones if they are still in good shape.

This allows the brake fluid to flow freely back into the reservoir when you compress the brake caliper pistons.

Use the "C" or "F" clamp and the back of one of the old brake pads to slowly compress the two pistons on the caliper.

Don't compress the pistons any more than necessary to accommodate the larger size of the new pads.

The furthest back they should be compressed is until they lie flush with the rubber dust boots around them.

Periodically check the level of the brake fluid in the reservoir to make sure that it doesn't overflow.

Remove any excess brake fluid with a turkey baster, spray pump from a household cleaner bottle, or just soak some up with a paper towel.

If your vehicle is prone to brake noise, you may want to apply a product such as the CRC Disc Brake Quiet gel to the rear of the pads where they come in contact with the caliper.

Do not apply anything to the friction material side of the new pads.

Then carefully insert the new brake pads in between the anti-rattle clips and push them flush against the brake rotor.

If you previously felt any vibration or shuddering while braking, it's recommended that you have the vehicle's brake rotors removed and "turned" to create a smooth surface or just replace them altogether with brand new rotors.

Check that the lower caliper bolt's rubber dust boot is lined up with the bolt hole on the caliper.

If the caliper won't fit over the thicker new pads, compress the caliper pistons some more with the "C" clamp.

Lubricate it with some high pressure moly brake caliper grease.

An optional step is to apply a tiny bit of blue "medium" Permatex Threadlocker to the threads on the bolt to keep it from vibrating out.

Then insert the bolt into the caliper and tighten it down with the 17mm socket and ratcheting wrench. Torque the caliper bolt to the torque setting specified in the service manual for your vehicle.

For more on that topic, check out my Brake Line Fluid Bleeding Guide.

Then lower the vehicle off the jack and torque down the five lug nuts to about 100 ft-lbs of torque in a criss cross or "star" pattern.

It would be best to use a torque wrench to properly tighten the lug nuts.

Check the level again in the brake fluid reservoir, add or remove fluid until it reaches the "MAX" cold line, and replace the brake fluid reservoir cap. Pump the brake pedal a few times to restore brake line pressure.

To break-in the new brake pads, just drive around normally for a few hundred miles and try to avoid any hard or "panic" stops.
 

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