Sehr gut!! Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 9, 2023, at 6:40 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Mrs. Dan’s 2003 E320 needed rear brakes, probably for the first time (119k > on the clock). I went to the dealer and picked up a set of rotors and pads > for a whopping $160 total. Nice! > > Started on the left rear a couple of weeks ago. The rotor was not going to > come loose. I soaked the area around the flange and rotor as best I could > with the proverbial 50/50 mix of ATF and acetone and put everything back > together. > > Today I took another swing at it, and before doing so, I stopped by my nearby > HF store and picked up a 5-ton hydraulic three-jaw puller. > > Got the left rear in the air, the wheel off, and soaked it some more for > about 30 minutes. Then, using an 18” pry bar, I put pressure on the back of > the rotor and tapped it repeatedly using a 1 lb. ball peen hammer around the > hub and on the face of the hub, after which about a minute, it popped loose > at one side and then came off. Huzzah! I took care of replacing the pads, > pressing the piston back, using MB brake paste on all friction points, etc., > etc. > > Moved over to the right rear. I had not prepped it previously, so it was more > or less the same as the other side two weeks ago. I soaked everything with > the “majik oyl” and let it sit for maybe 30 minutes if that. Again, with the > pry bar and tapping. Maybe 40 seconds and it yielded! Swapped all the bits > out, pressed in the piston, greased all the new stuff up and installed. > > Put the car down and torqued the wheel bolts. > > I need to take a look at the fronts tomorrow…after which I’ll return the HF > hydraulic puller... > > -D > _______________________________________ > http://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 >
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