Well, if this is going where I think then one Alpha Sierra will wipe out years worth of attaboys and no amount of attaboys will ever wipe out a whole Alpha Sierra.
Did I get that right? Mike On Sep 10, 2012 4:38 PM, "WILTON" <wilt...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > Others may use it - after all, how'm I ever gonna get one, otherwise. > BTW, how many ATTABOYs does it take to clear away one Alpha Sierra; > conversely, how many Alpha Sierras does it take to wipe out 10,000 ATTABOYs? > > Wilton > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dieselhead" <126die...@gmail.com> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 4:07 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 190D brakes > > > Good for you! It is nice when a job goes as planned, even with the heat >> wrench that was added to the original plan. I will leave the Attaboy for >> Wilton, as it is his name brand. >> >> >> >> My wife reported that the brakes in the 190D "made a noise and then got >>> quiet" and it scared her. Apparently her definition of "quiet" and mine >>> aren't the same because when I tried it the right front wheel made an >>> ungodly racket. It'd had a hardened spot on the rotor for some time so I'd >>> already ordered new rotors and pads. Yesterday I installed. >>> >>> Remember a couple weeks ago I asked about replacing the rotor without >>> pulling the hub? A year or two ago I'd done the bearings on the passenger >>> front and the rotor kept falling off as I tried to set the preload. Well >>> yesterday that &^%$@#! rotor wouldn't come off for love nor money. I had to >>> pull the hub and balance it on two 2x4s and beat the hub out of the rotor. >>> On that side the pads fell out of the caliper when I pulled it, neither had >>> any friction material to speak of. >>> >>> On the other side one of the big bolts that holds the caliper on would >>> NOT come off. I resorted to the heat wrench which is hard because the small >>> bolts have a little rubber bellows thing on them, I didn't realize at the >>> time I could take rubber bellows thing off. On that side the pads were >>> fine... I *think* when I did the bearing I got grease on the rotor which >>> created the hardspot and ruined the pads. So it goes. >>> >>> Rusty sent me ceramic pads, I don't remember what brand he said they >>> were but they were in a Textar box. Apparently Akebono doesn't have an >>> application for a 190D. The rotors he sent (I spec'd the cheap PBR ones >>> which I had used on my '83 240D with success) are very nice and thick. They >>> weigh about twice the ones I took off and are marked "Made in Germany" on >>> the rim. >>> >>> My wife is VERY pleased with the new brakes and much more confident in >>> the car and my abilities. The latter is of course a nice feeling. >>> >>> -Curt >>> >> >> ______________________________**_________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives >> http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> >> >> > > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ 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
