No that is uncommon. Front pads normally wear more rapidly. Check the parking brake adjustment.
Yes - Provided that the self adjusters have not seized from rust. That is quite common with drum brakes. Some year Sables have rear disc brakes. Those self adjust also. The Taurus /Sable rear disc adjusters are just as bad at seizing from rust as the drum adjusters. -On occasion I've even had to remove them and fit a whole new adjuster.
In the Haynes workshop manual.
Disk brakes by design do not have adjustments - the pads 'float' with the caliper and the piston movement.
Common Sable has more white marks on its face, while Zambian is more black faced.
Brakes come in two types: disc or drum.See "Related Questions" below for coverage of both types...
did you replace the master cylinder if so it has to be bleed frist
My 98 LS has 4 wheel disc brakes. I would not be surprised though if some have drum type brakes in the back - maybe dependent on which motor the vehicle has.
Sable ferrets are the most common.
Rear brakes come in 2 flavors: disc and drumSee "Related Questions" below for specifics on each typeDisc brakes in the front.Some Sables came with drum type rear brakes, while others had the upgraded disc brakes in the back.See "Related Questions" below for more
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Frequently the scrapping noise indicates that the brakes need repairing.
The most common cause for a 1996 Mercury Sable not starting is a dead battery. The second most common cause for the automobile not to start is a lack of fuel.