Well, this happened while I was going straight down the highway at speed. No cornering involved. I've also had times when my brakes would be piss poor after the car sat for a while. There'd be a good shudder under braking. I'd drive really carefully on backroads for a while while applying pressure to even them out. They're fine now. Doesn't mean that I don't need a brake job tho.
Tim 1982 300TD Moby On 8/27/05, David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > TimothyPilgrim wrote: > > I had the reverse problem one time. I pushed down on the brake and it > > went totally soft, almost to the floor. Scared the hell outta me > > because I was on the highway at the time doing 70 mph. I got off the > > highway onto slower streets, and the problem has never happened since. > > Just that one press was all it was. > > It might have been "pad kickback." Pad kickback happens when the rotor > shifts enough, usually under heavy cornering loads, to push the brake > pads back into the calipers. When you step on the pedal, nothing > happens at first because you're pushing the pads back into position. It > feels very similar to the first pump or two when you're seating new pads > after a brake job. > > Some cars have particular problems with this. I've never heard of it > happening on a Mercedes, but maybe if the wheel bearing play is excessive? > > _______________________________________ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
