Check the caliper thickness yourself against minimum thickness standards in the service manual to determine whether the rotors can be safely turned down. Chances are good that older worn rotors are already below specs, at least this has been true in the cars I have worked on.
Greg -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Allan Streib Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 7:39 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] "Bleeding" Brakes Also if the rotors are pitted with rust, replace them. They will eat up the new pads in no time. A little dusty surface rust is not a problem, but if they are pitted or flaking they need to go. You can try to find a shop to turn them, but they uniformly tell me they are "too thin to turn" because I think they want me to go to the parts counter and buy new instead. Allan _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
