Brake System
The Blackwood, F150 Pickup and F150 Heritage Pickup are equipped with a vacuum-assisted power braking system. The braking system is a front-to-rear split hydraulic system. The standard dual brake system is split front and rear, with the front brakes comprising one circuit and the rear brakes, the other circuit. The front brake disc is a vented, full-cast type. The caliper is a double-piston type. The rear disc brakes utilize a single piston brake caliper and brake disc system (if equipped).
The rear drum brakes use a self-adjusting system (F150 Pickup and F150 Heritage Pickup). The optional rear disc parking brake system is a drum-in-hat parking brake system and is not self-adjusting. The rear brake disc is a vented, full-cast, drum-in-hat type. The caliper is a single-piston type. Each brake pad is equipped with a riveted spring clip that secures it to either the brake caliper piston or the brake caliper housing. The Rear Anti-Lock Brake System (RABS) is standard equipment. A 4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brake System (4WABS) is optional. On Blackwood, a mechanical parking brake system with a motorized releasing mechanism that activates a shoe-and-drum system within the rear brake disc. See Fig 1 and Fig 2 .